Asahel Finch Jr.

Asahel Finch Jr. (February 14, 1809 – April 4, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Genoa, New York, he moved to Adrian, Michigan in 1830 and was admitted to the Michigan bar. He served in the Michigan House of Representatives in 1837, then resigned before the end of his term, and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1839, where he opened a law firm (now Foley & Lardner) with William Pitt Lynde. In 1867, Finch unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Milwaukee. He died in Milwaukee.[1][2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,' 1892, Biographical Sketch of Asahel Finch, pg. 96-100
  2. ↑ 'Manual For the Use of the Legislature of the State of Michigan 1877,' pg. 550-551
  3. ↑ Asahel Finch, Jr., Wisconsin Historical Society
  4. ↑ Michigan Legislative Biography Data-Asahel Finch, Jr.


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