Henry Arthur Finch
Full Name: Henry Arthur FinchDate of birth: December 20, 1853
Date of death: January 9, 1934
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 17 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin, Denton | |
| H | 29 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (4) | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin, Denton |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Terms of Service top
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Senate District 17
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: McKinney / Collin Counties in district: Collin, Denton |
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House District 29
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: McKinney / Collin Counties in district: Collin, Denton |
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Henry Arthur Finch, pp. 195-196. Born 12/20/1855 in Smith County, Mississippi, married Fannie Shipe 4/29/1890 at McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Biographical sketch, Henry Arthur Finch, p. 256. Born 12/20/1855. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Henry A. Finch, McKinney, Collin County, age 25, born circa 1855 in Mississippi, lawyer.
Census of 1900 - H.A. Finch, McKinney, Collin County, age 44, born January 1856 in Mississippi, lawyer, wife Fannie. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 - Henry A. Finch, birth date 12/20/1853 in Brandon, Mississippi, death date 1/9/1934 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, retired businessman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Henry A. Finch (1853-1934), burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in "Laura Frances Shipe Finch: A Devoted Servant," by Mary Carole Strother, McKinney Matters, 2007. History of Fannie Finch Elementary School in McKinney. McKinney Independent School District.
- Mentioned in historical marker, Fanny Finch Elementary School, McKinney, Collin County. " . . . she married Henry A. Finch (d. 1934), Texas legislator . . . In 1917 Mrs. Finch became one of the state's first women to serve on a school board." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
Photographs
- Photograph. H.A. Finch, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. H.A. Finch, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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22nd R.S. - 1891
Education Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Irrigation Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals (Chair) Private Land Claims Public Printing (Chair) Roads and Bridges State Asylums | ||
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18th R.S. - 1883
Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries |
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