Earl Finch

Earl Finch
Earl Finch
33rd Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 10, 1883 – January 5, 1885
Preceded by	Franklin L. Gilson
Succeeded by	Hiram Orlando Fairchild
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Winnebago 1st district
	In office; January 1, 1883 – January 5, 1885
Preceded by	Andrew Haben
Succeeded by	Andrew Haben
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1830; Jay, New York, U.S.
Died	June 11, 1888 (aged 57); Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Anna E. Finch (died 1930)
Children	Frederick Finch; (died 1874); Herbert Guy Finch; (b. 1863; died 1874); Earl P. Finch; (b. 1865; died 1938);
Education	Union College
Profession	lawyer

Earl Pierce Finch (October 27, 1830 – June 11, 1888) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 33rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represented the city of Oshkosh.

Biography

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Earl P. Finch Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. June 16, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved January 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Earl Pierce Finch, p. 504.

Preceded by

Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Winnebago 1st district
January 1, 1883 – January 5, 1885

Succeeded by

Andrew Haben

Preceded by

Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 10, 1883 – January 5, 1885

Succeeded by

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