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- Cliff_Finch abstract "Charles Clifton "Cliff" Finch (April 4, 1927 – April 22, 1986) was an American politician. He was the 56th Governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi, from 1976 to 1980.He was born in the village of Pope in Panola County in northern Mississippi. At age 18, he enlisted in World War II and was sent into the Italian Campaign as part of the 88th Infantry Division. After the war, Finch worked in construction on the Pacific island of Guam. He then attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford. In 1958, he graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Law.Finch entered politics in 1960 and was elected as a Democrat to the Mississippi House of Representatives. In 1964 and again in 1968, he was elected district attorney for the Seventeenth Judicial District. In 1971, he was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor.In 1975, Finch forged a coalition of African American and working class white voters in a populist-style gubernatorial campaign. To show his concern for working people, he sacked groceries, drove bulldozers, and performed other menial jobs. Finch adopted the campaign slogan "The working man's friend," with those letters featured on a black lunch box in drawings and placards. This campaign tactic proved popular as Finch was elected over Republican nominee Gil Carmichael, then an automobile dealer from Meridian, and the African American Independent candidate Henry Kirksey. Carmichael did, however, draw 45 percent of the vote, an exceptionally high figure for a statewide Republican candidate at that time.As governor, Finch helped save Mississippi's savings and loan industry from collapse and provided flood relief in 1979.While still governor, Finch ran for the United States Senate in 1978, but he was defeated in the Democratic party primary by Maurice Dantin, who then lost in the general election to the Republican U.S. Representative Thad Cochran.After leaving office, Finch ran in 1980 against U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He received 48,032 votes (0.3 percent of the Democratic primary vote total) in nine primaries. After the campaign, Finch resumed practicing law. Finch died on April 22, 1986 in Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi, from a massive heart attack.".
- Cliff_Finch activeYearsEndDate "1980-01-22".
- Cliff_Finch activeYearsStartDate "1976-01-20".
- Cliff_Finch alias "Cliff Finch".
- Cliff_Finch almaMater University_of_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch almaMater University_of_Mississippi_School_of_Law.
- Cliff_Finch battle Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Cliff_Finch birthDate "1927-04-04".
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace Panola_County,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace Pope,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace United_States.
- Cliff_Finch birthYear "1927".
- Cliff_Finch deathDate "1986-04-22".
- Cliff_Finch deathPlace Batesville,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch deathPlace Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch deathPlace Panola_County,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch deathYear "1986".
- Cliff_Finch lieutenant Evelyn_Gandy.
- Cliff_Finch militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Cliff_Finch orderInOffice "56th".
- Cliff_Finch orderInOffice "Governor of Mississippi".
- Cliff_Finch party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Cliff_Finch religion Baptists.
- Cliff_Finch successor William_Winter_(politician).
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- Cliff_Finch after William_Winter_(politician).
- Cliff_Finch almaMater University_of_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch almaMater "University of Mississippi School of Law".
- Cliff_Finch alternativeNames "Cliff Finch".
- Cliff_Finch battles "Italian Campaign of World War II".
- Cliff_Finch before Bill_Waller.
- Cliff_Finch birthDate "1927-04-04".
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace Panola_County,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace Pope,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch birthPlace "Mississippi, USA".
- Cliff_Finch branch United_States_Army.
- Cliff_Finch dateOfBirth "1927-04-04".
- Cliff_Finch dateOfDeath "1986-04-22".
- Cliff_Finch deathDate "1986-04-22".
- Cliff_Finch deathPlace "Batesville, Panola County".
- Cliff_Finch deathPlace "Mississippi".
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- Cliff_Finch lieutenant Evelyn_Gandy.
- Cliff_Finch name "Charles Clifton "Cliff" Finch".
- Cliff_Finch name "Finch, Charles Clifton".
- Cliff_Finch office "Governor of Mississippi".
- Cliff_Finch order "56".
- Cliff_Finch party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Cliff_Finch placeOfBirth Pope,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch placeOfDeath Batesville,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch predecessor Bill_Waller.
- Cliff_Finch religion Baptists.
- Cliff_Finch restingPlace "Magnolia Cemetery in Batesville, Mississippi".
- Cliff_Finch shortDescription "American politician".
- Cliff_Finch spouse "Zelma Lois Smith Finch".
- Cliff_Finch successor William_Winter_(politician).
- Cliff_Finch termEnd "1980-01-22".
- Cliff_Finch termStart "1976-01-20".
- Cliff_Finch title "Governor of Mississippi".
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- Cliff_Finch years "1976".
- Cliff_Finch description "American politician".
- Cliff_Finch description "American politician".
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- Cliff_Finch subject Category:District_attorneys.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:Governors_of_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:Members_of_the_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:Mississippi_Democrats.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:Mississippi_lawyers.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:People_from_Batesville,_Mississippi.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:United_States_Army_soldiers.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:United_States_presidential_candidates,_1980.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:University_of_Mississippi_School_of_Law_alumni.
- Cliff_Finch subject Category:University_of_Mississippi_alumni.
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