Darwin Abel Finney

Darwin Abel Finney (born August 11, 1814 in Shrewsbury , Rutland County , Vermont , †  August 25, 1868 in Brussels ) was an American politician . In 1867 and 1868 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Darwin Finney attended public schools in his home country and then the military academy in Rutland . He later moved to Meadville , Pennsylvania with his parents . In 1834 and 1835 he worked as an employee in a law firm in Kingsbury, New York State . He then continued his education until 1840 at Allegheny College in Meadville. After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1842, he began to work in Meadville in this profession. He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1856 and 1861 he was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1866 Finney was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 20th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Charles Vernon Culver on March 4, 1867 . He was able to exercise this mandate until his death on August 25, 1868. In 1868 he went on a trip to Europe for health reasons, during which he died in the Belgian capital, Brussels. His time in Congress was weighed down by the quarrels between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson .

Web links

• Darwin Abel Finney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Darwin Abel Finney in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles Vernon Culver	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1867 - August 25, 1868	Solomon Newton Pettis