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Finch
Finch, Charles D. — of Racine,RacineCounty, Wis.Democrat. Candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Racine County 1st District, 1902.Burial location unknown.Finch, Charles H. — of Illinois. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1928.Burial location unknown.Finch, Charles S. — of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.Postmaster atLawrence,Kan., 1911-15, 1920-24.Burial location unknown.Finch, Charles V. — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1920.Burial location unknown.Finch, Clair L. — of Antigo,LangladeCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Langlade County, 1943-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Finch,CliffSeeCharles CliftonFinchFinch, Daniel O. — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1860,1864,1876(speaker);U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1885-89.Burial location unknown.Finch, David G. — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1835.Burial location unknown.Finch, E. J. — of Twin Falls,Twin FallsCounty, Idaho.Candidate formayorof Twin Falls, Idaho, 1925.Burial location unknown.Finch, Earl — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromHawaii Territory,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.Finch, Earl P. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Burial location unknown.Finch, F. A. — of Lemmon,PerkinsCounty, S.Dak.Member ofSouthDakota state senate 14th District, 1919-20.Burial location unknown.Finch, Fowler E. — of Sidney Center,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1972.Still living as of 1972.Finch, Francis(1917-1999) —of Mattawan,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; Naples,CollierCounty, Fla.Born in Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.,June 30,1917.Republican.Farmer;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Van BurenCounty, 1961-62.Congregationalist.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons.DiedJuly 14,1999 (age82 years, 14days).Burial location unknown.FINCH:See alsoJosephWeeks Babcock —JohnC. Callbreath —BlakeC. Fisk —RichardStockton —WilliamHenry WinnFinch, Aaron — of Missouri.Delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District,1845-46.Burial location unknown.Finch, Adelbert D. — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Prohibition candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1915.Burial location unknown.Finch, Alex D. — of Clearwater,PinellasCounty, Fla.Mayorof Clearwater, Fla., 1959.Still living as of 1959.Finch, Andrew — ofRensselaerCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Rensselaer County, 1817-18, 1818-19.Burial location unknown.Finch, Arnold — of Lynwood,LosAngeles County, Calif.Mayorof Lynwood, Calif., 1960.Still living as of 1960.Finch, Asahel, Jr. — ofLenaweeCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1837;resigned 1837.Burial location unknown.Finch, Benjamin — of Newport,NewportCounty, R.I.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Rhode Island,1872(voted forUlyssesS. Grant andHenryWilson).Burial location unknown.Finch, Bessie W. — of Asheboro,RandolphCounty, N.C.Democrat. Postmaster atAsheboro,N.C., 1961-82 (acting, 1961-62).Female.Still living as of 1982.Finch, Bill — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Trumbull,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1996; member ofConnecticutstate senate 22nd District, 2001-02;mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 2011-12.Still living as of 2012.Finch, Carl D. — of Bowling Green,WoodCounty, Ohio.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1912.Burial location unknown.Finch, Charles B., Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984.Still living as of 1984.Finch, Charles Clifton(1927-1986) —also known asCliff Finch — of Mississippi. Born near Pope,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April 4,1927.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1960;PanolaCounty District Attorney; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1971;Governor ofMississippi, 1976-80; candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democraticnomination for President,1980.Died, of aheartattack, in hislawoffice, Batesville,PanolaCounty, Miss.,April22, 1986 (age59 years, 18days).Interment atMagnoliaCemetery, Batesville, Miss.
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 | Finch, Edward Ridley (b.1873) —also known asEdward R. Finch — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November15, 1873.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1902-04;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1915-34; appointed 1915;Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1stDepartment, 1922-33;judge ofNew York Court of Appeals, 1935-40.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;Sons ofthe American Revolution;UnionLeague.Burial location unknown.
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| Relatives: Sonof Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch; married to GeraldineHalsted. |
Finch, Francis M. — of Ithaca,TompkinsCounty, N.Y.Judgeof New York Court of Appeals, 1880.Burial location unknown. Finch, G. A. — Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,2004.Still living as of 2004. Finch, Gary D. — of Aurora,ErieCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 126th District, 2000-.Still living as of 2001. Finch, Gaylord N. — of Owosso,ShiawasseeCounty, Mich.Republican. Candidate formayor ofOwosso, Mich., 1913.Burial location unknown. Finch, George — of Sioux City,WoodburyCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1928(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1928.Burial location unknown. Finch, George C. — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1853.Burial location unknown. Finch, George H. — of Claverack,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Columbia County, 1921.Burial location unknown. Finch, George T. — of Enfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Enfield; elected 1894.Burial location unknown. Finch, Harold — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Finch, Harold E. — of Ridgefield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Ridgefield; elected 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Finch, Heber — of Fulton,FultonCounty, Ky.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1928.Burial location unknown. Finch, Hombre — C.U.P. candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas,2020(on behalf ofPresidentR. Boddie andEricStoneham).Still living as of 2020. Finch, Horace A. — ofSteeleCounty, Minn.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 12, 1883-84.Burial location unknown.| See alsoMinnesotaLegislator record |
Finch, Isaac (1783-1845) — ofEssexCounty, N.Y.Born in Stillwater,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,October13, 1783.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1821-22, 1824;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1829-31.Died in Jay,EssexCounty, N.Y.,June 23,1845 (age61 years, 253days).Interment atCentralCemetery, Jay, N.Y.| See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
Finch, James, Jr. — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1802-03, 1809-10, 1814-15,1816-17, 1819-20, 1824, 1833.Burial location unknown. Finch, Mrs. James A. — of New Madrid,New MadridCounty, Mo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMissouri,1920.Female.Burial location unknown. Finch, James A. — of New Madrid,New MadridCounty, Mo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1924.Burial location unknown. Finch, James A., Jr. — of Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Republican.Chair ofCape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1949.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Finch, Mrs. James D. — of Reno,WashoeCounty, Nev.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Nevada, 1920.Female.Burial location unknown. Finch, Jennifer — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,2016.Female.Still living as of 2016. Finch, Jeremiah E. (b.1829) —of Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.Born in Woodstock,Ontario,November22, 1829.Physician;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Hastings, Minn., 1866-67.Member,American MedicalAssociation;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| Relatives:Married,May 10,1858, to Mary E. Holmes. |
Finch, Jeremiah T. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1900.Burial location unknown. Finch, Jeremiah W.(c.1827-1904) —of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls),WashingtonCounty, N.Y.; Glens Falls,WarrenCounty, N.Y.Born about 1827. Democrat.Villagepresident of Sandy Hill, New York, 1858; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1888.DiedDecember19, 1904 (ageabout 77years).Interment atGlensFalls Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.| See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Finch, John Bird(1852-1887) —also known asJohn B. Finch — of Nebraska; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lincklaen,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1852.Orator;Chairman of Prohibition National Committee, 1884-87.Member,GoodTemplars.Died, in the EasternRailroadDepot, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October3, 1887 (age35 years, 200days).Interment atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill.| Relatives:Married to Uretta Lemira Coy and Frances E.Manchester. | ||
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Finch, John S. (b. 1889) — of Castleton-on-Hudson,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Born in Schodack,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,November9, 1889.Republican.Farmer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1944-48 (Rensselaer County 2nd District 1944,Rensselaer County 1945-48).Burial location unknown.| Relatives:Married to Catherine Cross. |
Finch, Martin — ofEssexCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Essex County, 1860-61.Burial location unknown. Finch, Oliver C. — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Socialist. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,1936.Burial location unknown. Finch, P. — of Provost,PowhatanCounty, Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1916.Burial location unknown. Finch, Quentine — of North Carolina. Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1996.Still living as of 1996. Finch, R. — U.S. Consul inArchangel, 1857.Burial location unknown. Finch, Rebecca — of New York; North Carolina. Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 1972; SocialistWorkers candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1974; Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1980.Female.Still living as of 1980. Finch, Robert H.(1856-1915) —of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.BornSeptember12, 1856.Republican.Mayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1904-05.DiedOctober5, 1915 (age59 years, 23days).Interment atWillowCemetery, Oregon, Ohio. Finch, Robert Hutchison(1925-1995) —also known asRobert H. Finch — of Inglewood,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Pasadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.Born in Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,October9, 1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,1948,1956;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from California, 1952, 1954;LieutenantGovernor of California, 1967-69; Republican Presidential Electorfor California,1968(elected on behalf ofRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew; did not serve);U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.Baptist;laterPresbyterian.Member,PhiAlpha Delta;KappaSigma.DiedOctober10, 1995 (age70 years, 1days).Burial location unknown.| Relatives: SonofRobert L. Finch. | ||
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Finch, Robert L. — of Arizona. Member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1920.Burial location unknown.| Relatives:Father ofRobert HutchisonFinch. |
Finch, Roger — of South Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,2000.Still living as of 2000. Finch, Ron — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 15th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012. Finch, Roy G. (b. 1884) — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Eagle Bridge,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,August17, 1884.Republican.Engineer;NewYork state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;DeltaKappa Epsilon.Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch; married,October19, 1909, to Jessie Lewis Weller. |
Finch, Ruel E. — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1937.Burial location unknown. Finch, Ruth — of Savannah,WayneCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1956.Female.Still living as of 1956. Finch, Ruth — ofHughesCounty, Okla.Republican.Chair ofHughes County Republican Party, 2014.Female.Still living as of 2014. Finch, S. W. — of Thomasville,DavidsonCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1928.Burial location unknown. Finch, Sharon Tevis — also known asSharon T. Finch — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Circuitjudge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1981-97.Female.Still living as of 1997. Finch, Silas — of Saline,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate senate 4th District, 1835-36.Burial location unknown. Finch, Sol T. — of Flora,ClayCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1916,1920.Burial location unknown. Finch, Sonya — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. Finch, T. J. — of Lexington,DavidsonCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1924.Burial location unknown. Finch, W. A. — of Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1912.Burial location unknown. Finch, Walter — ofVanceCounty, N.C.Republican.Chair ofVance County Republican Party, 1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Finch, Walter Gilcrist — also known asWalter G. Finch — of Catonsville,BaltimoreCounty, Md.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1968; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1994.Still living as of 1994. Finch, William M. (d.1931) —Judge,California Court of Appeal 3rd District, 1926-31; died in office1931.DiedMay 10,1931.Burial location unknown. Finch, William Rufus(1847-1913) —also known asWilliam R. Finch — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born inWalworthCounty, Wis.,December14, 1847.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at La Crosse, Wis., Wisconsin, 1881; U.S.Minister toParaguay, 1898-1905;Uruguay, 1898-1905.DiedAugust9, 1913 (age65 years, 238days).Burial location unknown.| Relatives: Sonof John Reynolds Finch and Lydia Ann (Rogers) Finch; married,November2, 1897, to Lillie M. Law. | ||
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