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s.pp'ii's to fill a vacancy of six months. In 1881 he was leappointed to fill a vacancj- of one jear, and lie was elected in the fall of 1881 for a full term 'jf fourteen jears, which expired Dec. 31, 1895. Judf>;e Finch achieved distinction as a lyrical T.joet. He read before the centennial meeting of the Ij'nonian society of Yale college in 1853 a poem, including a lyric on Nathan Hale, the martyr spy of the Revolution, which attained great popularity. His college " smoking song " gave him a wide reputation, as did also "The Blue and the Graj'. " Judge Finch was librarian of the Cornell free public library, ex officio trustee and secretary of the board of trustees of Cornell university, 1865-75, trustee by election, 1877-83, director of the college of law, and dean of its faculty in ls9I-"03. He received tlip degree of LL.D. from Hamilton in 18^0 and from Yale in 1889.

FINCH, William Albert, educator, was born in Newark. N.J., Jiuie 8. is."j.'); son of Gold A. and Anna 51. (Woodruff) Finch; and grandson of Alvali and Han'iett F. (Weed) Finch; and of Albert H. and Harriett P. (Conger) Woodruff. He was prepared for college at Ithaca academy and high school, and was graduated at Cornell in 18H0. He was atlmitted to the bar May 6, 1880, and pi-actised in Ithaca until October, 1891, when he was elected professor of law at Cornell univer- sity. He was later made secretary of the college of law, Cornell university. He is the author of /Selected Cases on the Lnio <if Property in Land (1898), and contri'iutions to psriodical Irterature.

FINCH, William Rufus, editor, was boru in Wisconsin, Dec. 14, 1847; son of John R and L3'dia Ann (Rogers) Finch: and grandsonof James and Margaret (Reynolds) Finch, and of Nehemiah and Emily (Smith) Rogers. He was educated in the public schools and became editor and pub- lisher of the Daily liepuhlican and Leader at La Crosse. Wis. He was surveyor of customs at La Crosse for four j^ears, and in 1897 he was ap- pointed by President McKinley envoy extraordi- nary and minister plenipotentiary at Montevideo, Uruguay, succeeding Granville Stuart. He was married Nov. 2. 1^97. to Lillie M. Law of La Crr.sse, AVis.

FINCK, Henry Theophilus, autlior, was born in Betliel. Mo., Sept. 22, 1854; son of Henry C. and Beate (Fink) Finck. Both his parents came as children from Wurtemberg, Germany. He was graduated from Harvard in 187(5. and for the two years following took up the study of sociol- ogy there and won the Harris fellowship. He then studied at Berlin, Heidelberg and Vienna, 1878-81. On his return to the United States he became mvisical critic on the staff of the New York Erenlnfi P/ixt. and the Xntion. He was married to Abbie Helen Cushinan in ISOO.

His chief publications are: Somantic Love and Personal Beauty (1887); Chopin, and Otiier Musical Essays (18891; Tke Pacific Coast Scenic Tour (1890); Spain and Morocco (1891); Wag- ner and his Works (1893); Lotos- rime in Japan (1895); Padereioski and his Art (1896); Primitive Love and Love Stories (1899). Apart from numerous musical ^-i articles written for '^v the Evening Post and the Nation, he is the author of many contributions to

periodical literature, the most note- wortliy being articles upon The Development of the Color Sense, and The lkistron<imic Valite of Odurs.

FINDLAY, James, representative, was born in Mercersburg, Pa., about 1775; son of Samuel and Jane (Smith) Findlay, and a brother of Gov- ernor William Findlay and Representative John Findlaj'. He removed to Cincinnati in 1793, and subsequently practised law. In 1798 he was a member of the territorial legislative council, and after 1803 served several terms in the state legislature. In the war of 1812 he commanded the 2d Ohio regiment. He was receiver of public moue3's for the district of Cincinnati for several years and was a Democratic representative in the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22d congre.sses, 182.5-33. He was candidate for governor of Ohio in 1834. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 28, 1835.

FINDLAY, John, representative, was born in Mercersburg, Pa.; son of Samuel and Jane (Smith) Findlay and a brotlier of Governor William Fmdlay and of Representative James Findlay. He was educated in the public schools and removed to Chambersburg, Pa., where he held various local offices. He was a representa- tive from Pennsylvania in the 17th, 18th and 19th congi-esses, 1821-27. He was subsequently appointed postmaster of Chambersburg and held the office at the time of his death, which oc- curred in Chambersburg, Pa., Nov. 5, 1838.

FINDLAY, John King, jurist, was born in Jlercersburg, Pa., May 12, 1803; son of Gov. William and Nancy (Irwin) Findlay. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1824. He was assistant professor of chemistry, mineral- ogy and geology at the academy in 1824; and of geography, history and etiiics, 1825; and was on topographical duty, 1825-28. He resigned from the armv, Mav 13, 1828, and devoted himself to