City: Memphis
FINLEY, Spence Lamb, real estate dealer; born Lebanon, Tenn., April 16, 1857; Scotch-Irish descent; son of John B. and Elizabeth (Lamb) FINLEY; father’s occupation physician; paternal grandfather, O. G. FINLEY; began his business career as typesetter for country newspaper, at Searcy, Ark., Jan. 4, 1870; married Emma BAILEY, Dec. 10, 1884; Past Grand Regent Royal Arcanum of Tenn.; member K. and L. of H., National Union, W. O. W., A. O. U. W., Loyal Addition, 32d degree Mason and Business Men’s Club; Democrat; former printer until May, 1877, then entered treasurer’s office Old Miss. & Tenn. Ry. as cashier, and continued as same three years; from 1880 to 1888 was joint ticket agent L. & N. Ry., M. & T. Ry., and Memphis and Little Rock Ry. at Memphis, Tenn.; in May 1888 formed partnership with A. D. Allen, under firm name Allen & Finley, which firm bought the Memphis property for the Bridge Co., promoted and built the Electric line from Memphis to Raleigh, also promoted and built the car works at Binghamton, Tenn.; in 1906 was cashier Bankers Trust Co., but entered real estate business again in 1907 and is now with W. S. Biles & Co., selling farm and timber lands developing the Yazoo Valley Delta; member of Episcopal church.
