Sidney M. Finger
Sidney Michael Finger (May 24 1837 – December 26, 1896) was a businessman, state legislator, and public official in North Carolina.[1] He served in the North Carolina Senate and as North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1885 to 1893.
He studied at Catawba College and Bowdoin College. He became a major during his service in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.[1] In the state senate he served with African Americans in the 1876-1877 session.[2] He authored Civil Government in North Carolina and the United States: A School Manual and History.
He supported industrial education.[3] He lived in Newton, North Carolina.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Finger, Sidney Michael | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org.
- ↑ "North Carolina State Senate - 1876-1877". www.carolana.com.
- ↑ "Major Sidney Finger praises laziness (1885)". November 13, 1885. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
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