Earl Finch

Earl Pierce Finch (October 27, 1830 – June 11, 1888) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in the town of Jay, Essex County, New York,[1] Finch graduated from Union College in 1856.[1] He moved to Menasha, Wisconsin in 1856 and then settled in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[1] He practiced law and was involved with the Democratic Party.[1] In 1883, Finch served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was speaker of the Assembly.[1] Finch died from a stroke at his home in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Notes
  1. "Earl P. Finch Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. June 16, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Earl Pierce Finch, p. 504.


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