Darwin Asahel Finney (August 11, 1814 – August 25, 1868) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Darwin A. Finney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1867 – August 25, 1868
Preceded byCharles Vernon Culver
Succeeded bySolomon Newton Pettis
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office
1856-1861
Personal details
Born(1814-08-11)August 11, 1814
Shrewsbury, Vermont
DiedAugust 25, 1868(1868-08-25) (aged 54)
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyRepublican

Early life

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Darwin Asahel Finney was born in Shrewsbury, Vermont. He attended the public schools and attended the military academy at Norwich, VT (then the ALS&MA, now Norwich University). He moved with his parents to Meadville, Pennsylvania. He served in a clerk in a law office in Kingsbury, New York, in 1834 and 1835. He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville in 1840. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced practice in Meadville.

Public service

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He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1856 to 1861.

Finnery was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth Congress and served until his death at Brussels, Belgium, in 1868. Interment in Greendale Cemetery in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

See also

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Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Darwin A. Finney (id: F000136)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-15
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

1867–1868
Succeeded by