Kirkman Finlay Jr.

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Kirkman Finlay Jr.

| image =

| alt =

| order = 67th

| office = Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina

| term_start = 1978

| term_end = 1986

| predecessor = John T. Campbell

| successor = T. Patton Adams

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|08|16}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina

| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|06|27|1936|08|16}}

| death_place = Columbia, South Carolina

| profession =

| education = {{ubl|University of the South (BA)|Harvard University (JD)}}

| spouse = Mary Fleming

| children = 2, including Kirkman III

| party={{ubl|Democratic|Republican (until 1977)}}

}}

Kirkman "Kirk" Finlay Jr. (August 16, 1936 – June 27, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served on the Columbia, South Carolina city council from 1974 to 1978 and as that city's mayor from 1978 to 1986.{{Cite web|url=http://law.sc.edu/memory/1994/finlayk_jr.shtml|title = LibGuides: Memory Hold the Door, Main Guide: Memory Hold the Door}} He died of brain cancer in 1993 at the age of 56.

His son, Kirkman Finlay III, followed in his footsteps and was elected to Columbia city council before running successfully for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.