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.

Political career

Finnegan was a member of the

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from 1975 to 1979 and served as its president from 1978 to 1979. He was a candidate for

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

, finishing fourth out of six candidates with 14.59% of the vote. He ran again in

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

, finishing in third place with 24.99%.

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

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. He gave up both of his shows to run for Mayor in 1983.

Personal life

Finnegan was born on January 28, 1941. He was the brother-in-law of astronaut

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and the uncle of actress Kate Collins. He was a graduate of

Stonehill College Stonehill College is a private Catholic college in Easton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1948 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and is located on the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., with 29 buildings that compl ...

(B.A.),

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(J.D.), and

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(A.L.M.). Finnegan died on October 12, 2015, from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finnegan, David Lawyers from Boston Stonehill College alumni Boston University School of Law alumni Harvard Extension School alumni Boston School Committee members 2015 deaths 1941 births 20th-century American lawyers