Asahel Finch Jr.

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Asahel Finch Jr.
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Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
1837
Personal details
Born(1809-02-14)February 14, 1809
Genoa, New York
DiedApril 4, 1883(1883-04-04) (aged 74)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party
Spouse(s)
Mary De Forest Bristol
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(m. 1830)​
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Asahel Finch Jr. (February 14, 1809 – April 4, 1883) was an American politician and lawyer.

Biography[]

Born in Genoa, New York, Asahel Finch Jr. married Mary De Forest Bristol in 1830 and they moved to Adrian, Michigan. He began studying law in 1834, and was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1838.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5]

Initially a Whig, he aided in the creation of the Republican Party and supported John C. Frémont for President in 1856.[1]

He died in Milwaukee on April 4, 1883.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. III. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 301. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1892, Biographical Sketch of Asahel Finch, pg. 96-100
  3. ^ Manual For the Use of the Legislature of the State of Michigan 1877, pg. 550-551
  4. ^ Asahel Finch, Jr., Wisconsin Historical Society
  5. ^ Michigan Legislative Biography Data-Asahel Finch, Jr.
  6. ^ "Obituary: The Hon. Asahel Finch". Chicago Tribune. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 5, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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