Pueblo-Lake County CO Archives Biographies.....Finlan, John W. 1858 - 
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Author: Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)

JOHN W. FINLAN.

     John W. Finlan, who conducts a mercantile business in Vineland, and has
built up a considerable trade in his line, was born in Ontario, Canada, August
28, 1858, his parents being William and Mary (Kennedy) Finlan. The father
followed agricultural pursuits throughout his life and both he and his wife have
passed away. In their family were three daughters besides our subject who was
the oldest in order of birth.

     John W. Finlan was reared under the parental roof and received his
education in the Dominion. He assisted his father with the work of the farm
until he came to Colorado in 1879, locating in Leadville, where for three years
he was connected with mining. He was also engaged in railroad construction work
for some time and in 1888 went to Pueblo, where for twelve years he was in the
employ of the Gallup Saddlery Company. Subsequent to this he held for five years
the position of secretary and treasurer of the Star-Journal. He later was a
member of the Taylor-Finlan Mercantile Company, successfully directing the
affairs of this enterprise for about five years, at the end of which time he
sold his interests in Pueblo. He is now conducting a mercantile business in
Vineland which he established in 1914, and as he follows reliable methods and
carries complete and representative lines of goods his success has increased
from year to year.

     On February 9, 1892, Mr. Finlan was married to Miss Margaret McDonald and
to this union were born two daughters, Marie and Josephine. In his political
affiliations Mr. Finlan is a democrat, interested in public affairs, although he
has never aspired to office. His religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic
church, of which he is a devoted communicant, and fraternally he belongs to the
Knights of Columbus, in which he has attained the fourth degree, the Knights of
The Maccabees and the Woodmen. He has made many friends since coming to Vineland
and all who know him speak of him in the highest terms of praise, for over his
career there falls no shadow, either in his business or private life.


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HISTORY OF COLORADO

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VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1918


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