Parley Finch
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Parley Finch | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 50th district | |
| In office January 10, 1898 – January 12, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Edward King Winne |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 76th district | |
| In office January 7, 1894 – January 9, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Frank E. Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Merton E. DeWolf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Parley Finch September 24, 1844 Windham, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 16, 1927 (aged 82) Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Delphine Waite
(m. 1869; died 1882) |
Parley Finch (September 24, 1844 – February 16, 1927) was an American politician.
Parley Finch was born in Windham, Pennsylvania, on September 24, 1844, to parents James and Lucia Johnson Finch. He attended the common schools of Bradford County. When not assisting on the family farm, Finch taught school for nine years from 1862, in Pennsylvania and later New York. Finch also read law with his brother Ira. In April 1871 Finch moved to Iowa, finished reading law with Oren Miller in Waterloo, and joined the Iowa bar by September of the same year. Between 1872 and 1912, Finch practiced law in Humboldt. He invested in real estate around the Humboldt area, and led the Humboldt State Bank as president.[1][2]