Background
Finke, George was born on January 2, 1869 in Quakenbrueck, Germany. Son of Rechnungsrat C. and A. (Koehler) Finke.
Finke, George was born on January 2, 1869 in Quakenbrueck, Germany. Son of Rechnungsrat C. and A. (Koehler) Finke.
Graduate gymnasium, Quakenbrueck, 1886. Came to the United States, 1889. Theological studies, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, 1892.
Ordained Evangelical Lutheran ministry, 1892. Since working in mission fields, Minnesota, Idaho, et cetera Justice of the peace, 1904-1914.
Vice president Washington District of Ohio Synod, 1909.
President of the board Pacific Lutheran Seminary, Olympia, Washington, since 1908. Author: Wer hat die funf Bucher Moses verfasst?, 1900, Leipzig.
Also in Swedish, 1901, Stockholm. Das Schreien der Steine oder Hieroglyphen, Keilinschrift und Bibelwort, 1901.
Der Stern aus Jacob, 1901.
The Verdict of the Monuments, 1902. Winning the Pacific Northwest, 1936. Contributor to Evangelical Lutheran magazines, et cetera
Member 12th Idaho Legislature.
Married Maggie Tamke, October 7, 1892 (died 1902). Married second, Della Tamke, June 16, 1903 (died 1915). Children: Elsie (deceased), Frieda, Martha, Maria.