Английская Википедия:David Finnegan

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David Ignatius Finnegan (January 28, 1941 – October 12, 2015) was an American attorney, talk show host, and politician. He was a partner at Finnegan, Underwood, Ryan & Tierney.[1]

Political career

Finnegan was a member of the Boston School Committee from 1975 to 1979 and served as its president from 1978 to 1979.[1] He was a candidate for Mayor of Boston in 1979, finishing fourth out of six candidates with 14.59% of the vote. He ran again in 1983, finishing in third place with 24.99%.[2]

Talk show host

Finnegan began his media career in 1979 as host of The Dave Finnegan Show on WBZ Radio. He subsequently hosted Weekend with Dave Finnegan on WNAC-TV. He gave up both of his shows to run for Mayor in 1983.[3]

Personal life

Finnegan was born on January 28, 1941.[4] He was the brother-in-law of astronaut Michael Collins[5] and the uncle of actress Kate Collins.

He was a graduate of Stonehill College (B.A.), Boston University School of Law (J.D.), and Harvard University (A.L.M.).[1] Finnegan died on October 12, 2015, from lung cancer.[6][7]

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