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Finley eventually purchased the Callaghan Ranch, one of the largest cattle operations in the region, having originally been established in the early 1870s as a sheep-raising homestead and named for its founder, the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] veteran Charles Callaghan. From 1923 to 1947, the senior Finley had been the general manager of the Callaghan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/apc01|title=Callaghan Ranch|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas''|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref> which is located twenty-seven miles north of Laredo off Interstate 35 in Webb County but carries an address in Encinal in southern La Salle County.<ref name=georgiou/>

Finley eventually purchased the Callaghan Ranch, one of the largest cattle operations in the region, having originally been established in the early 1870s as a sheep-raising homestead and named for its founder, the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] veteran Charles Callaghan. From 1923 to 1947, the senior Finley had been the general manager of the Callaghan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/apc01|title=Callaghan Ranch|publisher=''The Handbook of Texas''|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref> which is located twenty-seven miles north of Laredo off Interstate 35 in Webb County but carries an address in Encinal in southern La Salle County.<ref name=georgiou/>

Ricardo Palacios, a retired attorney and neighboring rancher from the Encinal area, recalls how his friend Finley was known for his soft words and patient demeanor: "He was a very good leader. Cowboys would get the cattle excited, and Finley would tell themto back off. We'll do it calmly. . . . He was just another cowboy, a regular guy, very unassuming, not pretentious at all."<ref name=georgiou/> Finley was a breeder of [[Hereford]] and [[Santa Gertrudis]] cattle. He was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in [[Fort Worth]].

Ricardo Palacios, a retired attorney and neighboring rancher from the Encinal area, recalls how his friend Finley was known for his soft words and patient demeanor: "He was a very good leader. Cowboys would get the cattle excited, and Finley would tell themto back off. We'll do it calmly. . . . He was just another cowboy, a regular guy, very unassuming, not pretentious at all."<ref name=georgiou/> Finley was a breeder of Hereford and Santa Gertrudis cattle. He was a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in [[Fort Worth]].

Finley was a former chairman of the Texas Animal Health Commission and the president of the United States Animal Health Commission. He was a Webb County "Rancher ofthe Year" and a director of the Laredo International Fair and Exposition. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge.<ref name=obit/>

Finley was a former chairman of the Texas Animal Health Commission and the president of the United States Animal Health Commission. He was a Webb County "Rancher ofthe Year" and a director of the Laredo International Fair and Exposition. He was also a member of the Masonic lodge.<ref name=obit/>

Finley is the author of "Marketing Beef on the Hoof" in the 1959 publication ''Beef for Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Conference'' at [[Purdue University]], October 19–20, 1959.<ref name="(U.S.)(U.S.)1960">{{cite book|author1=Agricultural Research Institute(U.S.)|author2=National Research Council (U.S.)|title=Beef for tomorrow: proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CwrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67|accessdate=November 16, 2012|year=1960|publisher=National Academies|pages=87–74|id=NAP:11458}}</ref>

Finley is the author of "Marketing Beef on the Hoof" in the 1959 publication ''Beef for Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Conference'' at [[Purdue University]], October 19–20, 1959.<ref name="(U.S.)(U.S.)1960">{{cite book|author1=Agricultural Research Institute(U.S.)|author2=National Research Council (U.S.)|title=Beef for tomorrow: proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CwrAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67|accessdate=November 16, 2012|year=1960|publisher=National Academies|pages=87–74|id=NAP:11458}}</ref>

Finley was a large contributor to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], particularly to the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/joe-finley.asp?cycle=10|title=JoeFinley Contribution List in 2010|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>

Finley was a large contributor to the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], particularly to the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/joe-finley.asp?cycle=10|title=Joe Finley Contribution List in 2010|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>

== Family and death ==

== Family and death ==