Robert Finley

The Reverend Robert Finley
President of the University of Georgia
In office 1817–1817
Preceded by	John Brown
Succeeded by	Moses Waddel
Personal details
Born	1772 Princeton, New Jersey, British America
Died	November 3, 1817 (aged 44–45) Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Esther Caldwell
Children	Robert Finley, Rev., Esther Caldwell
Relatives	Josiah Finly (brother) James Caldwell (father-in-law)
Alma mater	College of New Jersey

Robert Finley (1772 – November 3, 1817) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator who is known as one of the founders of the American Colonization Society, which established the colony of Liberia in West Africa as a place for free African Americans.

He was a pastor for 20 years at a Presbyterian church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and also taught in elementary school and at a boys' academy. He served briefly in 1817 as the president of the University of Georgia before his death.

Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Finley had graduated at the age of 15 from the College of New Jersey (later developed and renamed as Princeton University).