Background
Finch, Thomas Austin was born on August 12, 1922 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Austin and Ernestine (Lambeth) Finch.
furniture manufacturing company executive
Finch, Thomas Austin was born on August 12, 1922 in Thomasville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Austin and Ernestine (Lambeth) Finch.
Graduate, Woodberry Forest School, 1940; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1943.
With, Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc., 1946-1984; Chairman, Board Of Directors, Thomasville Furniture Industries Inc., 1979-1984; group vice president parent company, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1979-1984; also director, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Director Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Norfolk Southern R.R., Washington.
Trustee Duke U., 1963-1981, Woodberry Forest School, 1967-1972, Community General Hospital, Thomasville, 1964-1971, 74-80, Davidson County Public Library. System, 1974-1984, Madeira School, 1981-1984. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member Furniture Factories Marketing Association, Rotary Club (president Thomasville 1958), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Meredith Clark Slane, June 4, 1949. Children: Thomas Austin III, John Lambeth, David Slane, Sumner Slane, Meredith Kempton.