John Aylard Finch (1852 in England – June 20, 1915, in Hayden Lake, Idaho) was an affluent English immigrant, businessman and philanthropist in the Inland Northwest region of the United States.

[1] In 1891 Finch and a syndicate of capitalists including Campbell and Patsy Clark incorporated Hecla Mining in Burke, Idaho.

[6] The local jail could not house all of the striking workers, and a number of miners were confined in a large outdoor bullpen.

[7] Undercover Thiel detectives would continue to provide Union secrets to Finch & Campbell Mining Firm as late as April 1901.

In 1898, prolific Spokane architect Kirtland Cutter designed Finch Mansion in the Georgian Revival style.

[12] In 1903 Finch commissioned Cutter to design his Hayden Lake, Idaho estate in the Swiss Chalet style.