He was the son of United States Congressman David E. Finley and Elizabeth Gist Finley.
On June 10, 1931 as David E. Finley, he married Margaret M. Eustis at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of two adopted children.
Attorney, Author, Arts Supporter. David Edward Finley was instrumental in the establishment of the National Gallery of Art and served as Director from 1938 to 1956. He became involved with the gallery through United States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon while serving at the American Embassy in London. With Mellon's death in 1937 Finley was in charge of completing both construction of the gallery and expanding the collection. Active in historic preservation he was known for preserving Lafayette Square and the Old Patent Building. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1913 and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in 1910. After graduation he practiced law in Philadelphia. With the advent of World War I he volunteered for service becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps. After his retirement from the National Gallery he was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1957 and the Joseph Henry Medal from the Smithsonian Institute in 1968.
On June 10, 1931 as David E. Finley, he married Margaret M. Eustis at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of two adopted children.
Attorney, Author, Arts Supporter. David Edward Finley was instrumental in the establishment of the National Gallery of Art and served as Director from 1938 to 1956. He became involved with the gallery through United States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon while serving at the American Embassy in London. With Mellon's death in 1937 Finley was in charge of completing both construction of the gallery and expanding the collection. Active in historic preservation he was known for preserving Lafayette Square and the Old Patent Building. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1913 and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in 1910. After graduation he practiced law in Philadelphia. With the advent of World War I he volunteered for service becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps. After his retirement from the National Gallery he was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1957 and the Joseph Henry Medal from the Smithsonian Institute in 1968.
He was the son of United States Congressman David E. Finley and Elizabeth Gist Finley.
On June 10, 1931 as David E. Finley, he married Margaret M. Eustis at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of two adopted children.
Attorney, Author, Arts Supporter. David Edward Finley was instrumental in the establishment of the National Gallery of Art and served as Director from 1938 to 1956. He became involved with the gallery through United States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon while serving at the American Embassy in London. With Mellon's death in 1937 Finley was in charge of completing both construction of the gallery and expanding the collection. Active in historic preservation he was known for preserving Lafayette Square and the Old Patent Building. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1913 and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in 1910. After graduation he practiced law in Philadelphia. With the advent of World War I he volunteered for service becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps. After his retirement from the National Gallery he was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1957 and the Joseph Henry Medal from the Smithsonian Institute in 1968.
On June 10, 1931 as David E. Finley, he married Margaret M. Eustis at Oatlands, Loudoun County, Virginia.
They were the parents of two adopted children.
Attorney, Author, Arts Supporter. David Edward Finley was instrumental in the establishment of the National Gallery of Art and served as Director from 1938 to 1956. He became involved with the gallery through United States Ambassador Andrew W. Mellon while serving at the American Embassy in London. With Mellon's death in 1937 Finley was in charge of completing both construction of the gallery and expanding the collection. Active in historic preservation he was known for preserving Lafayette Square and the Old Patent Building. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1913 and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in 1910. After graduation he practiced law in Philadelphia. With the advent of World War I he volunteered for service becoming a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Signal Corps. After his retirement from the National Gallery he was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1957 and the Joseph Henry Medal from the Smithsonian Institute in 1968.
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