Benoni W. Finch
Benoni W. Finch (died 1851) was an American pioneer.
Finch served as the first sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, being appointed to that office by the governor of Michigan Territory in 1835. In an election on September 19, 1835, he was also elected commissioner of roads, director of the poor, and fence reviewer. Finch made his living as a dealer of general merchandise, and also started a brick mill. Finch served as sheriff until 1836, when Henry M. Hubbard was elected to succeed him.
In 1846, Finch moved with his family to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where he worked in logging and lumber running. He died in 1851.
References
- Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society,Pioneer Families. Accessed December 8, 2009.
- Memoirs of Milwaukee County : from the earliest historical times down to the present, including a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in Milwaukee County. Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1909. OCLC 3347831. p. 53. Reprinted by La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 2000. ISBN 1-58103-125-4, ISBN 978-1-58103-125-6, ISBN 1-58103-126-2, ISBN 978-1-58103-126-3
This article incorporates text from the 1909 edition of Memoirs of Milwaukee County, by Jerome Anthony Watrous which is in the public domain in the United States.