Kirkman George Finlay (October 1, 1877 - August 27, 1938) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.
While at Sewanee, during the summer of 1901, Finlay met his future wife, Lucy Reed of St. George; they married on April 22, 1903, in Clemson, South Carolina.
In 1920, Finlay was elected bishop coadjutor of the diocese, and he ended his term as rector of Trinity Church on December 31 of that year.
[3] As bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, Finlay was responsible for the Piedmont region of the state.
In 1928, he became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Voorhees Normal and Industrial School for Negroes at Denmark, South Carolina.