[2] Finley was married to Arabel (née Moncrief) in 1872; and together they had seven children, two sons and five daughters.
[2] Finley served as the publisher of the Lake City Reporter daily newspaper, from 1875 until 1889.
[3] In 1901, he swore to an affidavit against Johnson Kirby, a college employee accused of murder.
[10] He was a witness for Democrats regarding election issues in Lake City, Florida.
[11] Finley died on May 22, 1934, at his daughters home in Graceville, Florida, after a long illness, within a few hours of the death of his friend and fellow state senate employee, bill clerk Ben Hill Simmons.