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See also
Joseph
Weeks Babcock —
John
C. Callbreath —
Blake
C. Fisk —
Richard
Stockton |
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Finch, Aaron —
of Missouri.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 24th District,
1845-46.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Andrew —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1817-18, 1818-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Arnold —
of Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Lynwood, Calif., 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Finch, Asahel, Jr. —
of Lenawee
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1837;
resigned 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Bill —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Trumbull, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1996; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 2001-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Finch, Carl D. —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Charles B., Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Finch, Charles Clifton
(1927-1986) —
also known as Cliff Finch —
of Mississippi.
Born near Pope, Panola
County, Miss., April 4,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960; Panola
County District Attorney; candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1971; Governor of
Mississippi, 1976-80; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1978; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1980.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his law
office, Batesville, Panola
County, Miss., April 22,
1986 (age 59 years, 18
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Batesville, Miss.
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Finch, Charles D. —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Racine County 1st District, 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Charles H. —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Charles V. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Clair L. —
of Langlade
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Langlade County; elected 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| | Finch,
Cliff See Charles Clifton
Finch |
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Finch, Daniel O. —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860,
1876
(speaker);
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1885-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Earl —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Finch, Edward Ridley (b.
1873) —
also known as Edward R. Finch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1873.
Son of Edward L(ucius) Finch and Annie Ridley (Crane) Finch.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1902-04; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1915-34; appointed 1915;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1922-33; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1935-40.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, F. A. —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 14th District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Fowler E. —
of Sidney Center, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Finch, Francis
(1917-1999) —
of Mattawan, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 30,
1917.
Son of Charles Finch and Hettie (Palmer) Finch.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Van Buren
County, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died July 14,
1999 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Geraldine Halsted. |
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Finch, Francis M. —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, G. A. —
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
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Finch, Gary D. —
of Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly 126th District, 2000-.
Still living as of 2001.
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Finch, George —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 11th District, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, George C. —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, George H. —
of Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Harold —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Finch, Heber —
of Fulton, Fulton
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Isaac (1783-1845) —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., October
13, 1783.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1821-22, 1824; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1829-31.
Died in Jay, Essex
County, N.Y., June 23,
1845 (age 61 years, 253
days).
Interment at Central
Cemetery, Jay, N.Y.
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Finch, James, Jr. —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1802-03, 1809-10, 1814-15,
1816-17, 1819-20, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, James A., Jr. —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Republican. Chair of
Cape Girardeau County Republican Party, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Finch, Mrs. James D. —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Nevada, 1920.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Jeremiah E. (b.
1829) —
of Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Woodstock, Ontario,
November
22, 1829.
Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1866-67.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Jeremiah W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, John S. (b. 1889) —
of Castleton-on-Hudson, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Schodack, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., November
9, 1889.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1944-48 (Rensselaer County 2nd District 1944,
Rensselaer County 1945-48).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Catherine Cross. |
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Finch, Martin —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Oliver C. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Socialist. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District,
1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, P. —
of Provost, Powhatan
County, Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Finch, Quentine —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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Finch, R. —
U.S. Consul in Archangel, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Rebecca —
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Finch, Robert H.
(1856-1915) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born September
12, 1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1904-05.
Died October
5, 1915 (age 59 years, 23
days).
Interment at Willow
Cemetery, Oregon, Ohio.
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Finch, Robert Hutchison
(1925-1995) —
also known as Robert H. Finch —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz., October
9, 1925.
Son of Robert L. Finch.
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 for U.S.
Representative from California, 1952, 1954; Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1967-69; Presidential Elector for
California, 1968;
U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-70.
Baptist;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Alpha Delta; Kappa
Sigma.
Died October
10, 1995 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Robert L. —
of Arizona.
Member of Arizona
state house of representatives.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Roger —
of South Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Finch, Roy G. (b. 1884) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1884.
Son of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch.
Republican. Engineer;
New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Ruel E. —
of Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Ruth —
of Savannah, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Finch, Sharon Tevis —
also known as Sharon T. Finch —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1981-97.
Female.
Still living as of 1997.
|
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Finch, Silas —
of Saline, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1835-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, Sol T. —
of Flora, Clay
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1916,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Finch, Sonya —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Finch, W. A. —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Finch, Walter —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Republican. Chair of
Vance County Republican Party, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
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Finch, Walter Gilcrist —
of Baltimore
County, Md.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Finch, William M. (d.
1931) —
Judge,
California Court of Appeal 3rd District, 1926-31; died in office
1931.
Died May 10,
1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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Finch, William Rufus
(1847-1913) —
also known as William R. Finch —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., December
14, 1847.
Son of John Reynolds Finch and Lydia Ann (Rogers) Finch.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1898-1905; Uruguay, 1898-1905.
Died August 9,
1913 (age 65 years, 238
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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