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Charles C. Finucane

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Charles C. Finucane
United States Under Secretary of the Army
In office
February 1955  April 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn Slezak
Succeeded byHugh M. Milton II
Washington House Majority floor leader
In office
1939–1940
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
1939–1940
Preceded byLyle D. Keith
Succeeded byDuke Taft
Personal details
Born(1905-09-06)September 6, 1905
DiedNovember 7, 1983(1983-11-07) (aged 78)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service
1932–1948
Rank Commander
UnitUnited States Naval Reserves

Charles Cecil Finucane (September 6, 1905 – November 7, 1983)[1] was an American government official, and banking and investments executive.

Early life

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Finucane was born in Spokane, Washington and attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. He received an engineering degree in 1928 from Sheffield School, Yale University.

Career

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He served as vice-president and then president of Sweeny Investment Company while also serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. From 1936-1938 he was vice-president of the Sunshine Consolidated Mining Co. In 1938, he was elected to represent Washington's 6th legislative district in the Washington house and was selected to be the majority floor leader for the 1939 session.[2] He only served one term in the legislature. In 1946 he served as director for both the Spokane and Eastern Division of the Seattle First National Bank and the James Smyth Plumbing and Heating Company of Spokane.[3]

Government career

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He was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management in 1954, the Under Secretary of the Army in 1955, and then the Assistant Secretary of Defense in 1958.[4]

Personal life

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Finucane owned a summer home in Hayden, ID.

Notes

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  1. "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search".
  2. Times, Special to The New York (1955-01-25). "FINUCANE NAMED AS HIGH ARMY AIDE; Fiscal Expert Nominated for Under Secretary -- Senate Acts on Other Appointees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  3. Who's Who in America, Vol. XXX, 1958-1959 (1958). Chicago: A.N. Marquis Co.
  4. Government Printing Office. U.S. Government Organization Manual 1958-1959. Washington, D.C.: GPO.

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