A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . has two children, adaughter and son. The daughter is the wife of CharlesB. Stuart, Esq., of Lafayette (son of the late JudgeStuart, of Logansport). The son was married, in 1878,to a daughter of Hon. A. B. Claypool, of died, as before stated, in June, 1879, and at thetime of his death was a partner in the house of AdamsEarl & Co. In height, Mr. Earl is six feet and oneinch, and his weight varies from one hundred and sixty-fiv
A biographical history of eminent and self-made men of the state of Indiana : with many portrait-illustrations on steel, engraved expressly for this work . has two children, adaughter and son. The daughter is the wife of CharlesB. Stuart, Esq., of Lafayette (son of the late JudgeStuart, of Logansport). The son was married, in 1878,to a daughter of Hon. A. B. Claypool, of died, as before stated, in June, 1879, and at thetime of his death was a partner in the house of AdamsEarl & Co. In height, Mr. Earl is six feet and oneinch, and his weight varies from one hundred and sixty-five to one hundred seventy-five pounds. He has led aremarkably industrious life, full of energy, and of greatforce of character; and succeeded in all his businessundertakings, accumulating property in each and everyye%r of his business life. QTlNCH, HIRAM G., deceased, of Noblesville, In-111^ diana, was born in Genesee County, New York, ^>-j( in 1807. He was the eldest son of Judge Johna>iS> and Mehitable (Brown) Finch. He emigrated with his fathers family to Fayette County, Indiana, in 1813 ; removed to Hamilton County, September, 1819,. gth Dist.\ REPRESENTATIVE MEX OF EVDIAXA. and located on what was tlien called Horseshoe Prai-rie, about two miles south of Noblesville. He choppedthe logs for the first cabin in Noblesville, for his brother,Doctor John Finch. Thus it will be seen that became a boy citizen of the territory of Indianathree years before the organization of the state govern-ment, and a boy citizen of Central Indiana for yearsbefore the organization of the county of in truth it may be said that in the life of thedeceased is the history of Indiana clearly typified. Asa child, his playmates were the rude Indian boys ofthe forest; as a youth, his associates were the youngand vigorous youths of forest homes. Mr. Finch waselected assessor for the county of Hamilton in 1842,filling the position until 1844, when he was chosentreasurer, and s
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