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HISTORY OF
INDIANAPOLIS & MARION CO.,
INDIANA
By
B. R. SULGROVE -
ILLUSTRATED.
PHILADELPHIA
L. H. EVERTS & CO.
1884
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FABIUS
M. FINCH was born in Western New York in 1811, and
came to Ohio in 1816, with his father, Judge John Finch,
and from Ohio came to this county in 1819, being the first
family in the New Purchase, except possibly the Whetzels,
at the Bluffs. The settlement was made near
Noblesville, which for some time was made a part of Marion
County. Several families came with the Finches.
In 1828 the future judge came to this place and studied law
with Judge Wick, whose first wife was his sister.
He was admitted to the bar in 1831, at the age of twenty,
showing unusual maturity of intellect, and settled at
Franklin, Johnson Co., where he remained till 1865, when he
removed permanently to this city. He was elected judge
of the Fifth Circuit in 1842 by the Legislature, and in 1859
was elected to judgeship of this circuit by the people,
serving one term. For some years he and his son,
John A., have confined their business largely to
insurance cases, and have made a very high reputation in
that branch of the profession. John A. was the
State commissioner at a national meeting of insurance men in
New York some years ago, and has published several elaborate
articles on insurance organizations, methods, and law, which
have attracted wide attention and commendation.
Source: History of Indianapolis & Marion County,
Indiana - Published by B. R. Sulgrove - Philadelphia:
L. H. Everts & Co.
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