FINCH, Henry (c.1558-1625), of Gray’s Inn, London and Whitefriars, Canterbury, Kent; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street, London

Family and Education

b. c. 1558, 3rd but 2nd surv. s. of Sir Thomas Finch† (d.1563) of The Mote, Canterbury and Katherine, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Moyle†, Speaker 1542, of Eastwell, Kent; bro. of (Sir) Moyle Finch†. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1572, BA 1576; G. Inn 1577, called 1585. m. by 1584, Ursula, da. and h. of William Thwaites of Ulcombe, Kent, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) 4da. (1 d.v.p.).Vis. Kent (Harl. soc. xlii), 68; PROB 11/48, f. 355v; St. George’s Canterbury Par. Reg. ed. J.M. Cowper, 16-20, 178-9; W.H. Terry, Life and Times of John, Lord Finch, 16; Misc. Gen. et Her. i. 336. Kntd. 20 June 1616. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 158. bur. 13 Oct. 1625 13 Oct. 1625.

Offices Held

Freeman, Canterbury, Kent 1590, St. Albans, Herts. 1614; Freemen of Canterbury comp. J.M. Cowper, 316; HALS, St. Albans corp. ms 155. j.p. Kent c. 1592 – d., Canterbury 1608; commr. sewers, Wittersham levels, Kent and Suss. 1604 – at least09, E. Kent 1604, C181/1, p. 189. Kent 1620–d., C181/1, p. 180; 181/2, f. 88v; 181/3, ff. 3v, 157v. subsidy, Kent and Canterbury 1608, Kent 1621 – 22, 1624, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20–1, 23. aid, Canterbury 1609, SP14/43/107. piracy, Cinque Ports 1612-at least 1616, C181/2, ff. 185, 247. recorder, Sandwich, Kent 1613–d.; W. Boys, Sandwich, 423; E. Kent Archives Cent. Sa/AC 7, f. 35. commr. oyer and terminer, Sandwich 1613, Home circ. 1618 – d., charitable uses, Kent 1615, 1616;C181/2, ff. 82, 198v, 307; C93/6/18; 93/7/7. high steward, Faversham, Kent 1617; W.R. Prest, Rise of the Barristers, 361. commr. improvement, L. Inn Fields 1618, T. Rymer, Foedera, vii. pt. 3, p. 83. inquiry, Wye Coll. Kent 1622. C181/3, f. 78.

Fee’d counsel, Cinque Ports 1593, Sandwich 1595, Boys, 423, 779. Haberdashers’ Co. London 1607, GL, ms 15842/1, f. 159. New Romney, Kent by 1624;E. Kent Archives Cent., NR/AC/2, p. 27. ancient, G. Inn 1593, bencher 1604 – 16, reader 1604, reader’s asst. 1605; PBG Inn, 159, 161, 167, 168, 171. reader, Barnard’s Inn c.1595; Readers and Readings in Inns of Ct. and Chancery ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. xiii), 192. commr. codification of penal laws 1610; Add. 11402, f. 160. sjt.-at-law 1614, king’s-sjt. 1616–d. Order of Sjts.-at-Law ed. J.H. Baker (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. v), 511; List of Eng. Law Officers comp. J.C. Sainty (Selden Soc. suppl. ser. vii), 17.

Parlimentarian

FINCH, Henry (c.1558-1625), of Gray’s Inn, London and Whitefriars, Canterbury, Kent; later of Serjeants’ Inn, Fleet Street, London

Main residences: Gray's Inn, London; Whitefriars, Canterbury, Kent; Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street, London.

Author

J.P.F.

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

FINCH, Henry (c.1558-1625)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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