Henry Lloyd Finch | |
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| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 1944 –January 1948 | |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Jasper County district | |
| In office January 1916 –January 1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10,1883 |
| Political party | Democrat |
Henry Lloyd Finch was a Democratic member of the Mississippi legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.
Henry Lloyd Finch was born on March 10,1883,in Polkville,Mississippi. [1] [2] He was the son of Christopher Finch and Mary Elizabeth (Evans) Finch. [1] Finch was educated in the Mississippi Conference Training School. [1] For four years,he taught in the public schools of Jasper County,Mississippi. [1] He graduated from the Law Department of Millsaps College in 1907 with a L. L. B. degree. [1] He began practicing law the same year in Paulding,Mississippi. [1] He moved to Heidelberg,Mississippi,in 1912 and continued practicing law there. [1] In December 1915,he was elected to represent Jasper County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920. [1] [2] He was re-elected to serve from 1920 to 1924. [2] He then represented Mississippi's 2nd senatorial district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1948. [2]