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Encyclopedia > Charles B. Finch

Charles Baker Finch was a American businessman. He grew up in Manhattan and attended the Buckley School, Phillips Academy, Yale University, and Yale Law School, where he was editor of the law review. After law school he argued multiple cases before the United States Supreme Court. Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ... Yale redirects here. ... The Sterling Law Building Sculptural ornamentation on the Sterling Law Building Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...


Later he was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Allegheny Power System until he was succeeded by Klaus Bergman in 1985. He sat on the boards of dozens of foundations, colleges, and companies, notable among them the New York City Mission, the Josiah Macy, Jr Foundation and Cooper Union, where a lab is named after him. He was also involved in politics, which landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents. His son Charles B. Finch Jr. made a brief run for Congress in 1984 and also ran for the 15th Congressional District on the East Side of Manhattan in 1986. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... The City Mission movement started in Glasgow in January 1826 when David Nasmith, founded the Glasgow City Mission (Scotland). ... The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a privately funded college in Lower Manhattan of New York City. ... A master list of Nixon political opponents was compiled to supplement the original Nixons Enemies List of 20 key people considered opponents of President Richard Nixon. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...


References

  • Staff report (June 28, 1973). Lists of White House 'Enemies' and Memorandums Relating to Those Named; Original List Political Opponents' New York Times
  • Smith, Gene (May 12, 1972). Allegheny Power Ending All Marketing Activities. New York Times
  • Finch, Charles B. Rivers Behind Hydropower Dams Aren't Dead; Repeal Utilities Act. New York Times
  • Daniels, Lee A. (January 8, 1985). Chief Executive Named By Allegheny Power. New York Times


 
 

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