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b. c. 1628, CSP Dom. July-Sept 1683, p. 299. 4th? but 1st surv. s. of Sir Thomas Finch†, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea and Cecilia (Cecily), da. of John Wentworth of Gosfield, Essex. educ. Queens’ Coll. Camb. 25 July 1644; travelled abroad (Low Countries, France) c.Oct. 1646-summer 1647, (France, Italy and Germany) HMC Finch, i. 58-59; HMC Pepys, 297. 13 Sept. 1657-25 May 1658; HMC Finch, i. 75-76; CSP Dom. 1657-8, pp. 276, 549. M. Temple 4 Aug. 1669. m. (1) 21 May 1645, Diana (d. 27 Mar. 1648), da. Francis Willoughby, 4th (CP 5th) Bar. Willoughby of Parham, s.p.; (2) c.1649, Mary (d. 20 Nov. 1672), da. William Seymour, mq. of Hertford, 7s. (3 d.v.p.), 4da. (3 d.v.p.); (3) 10 Apr. 1673, Catherine (d. c. June 1679), da. of Sir Thomas Norcliff of Langton, Yorks. wid. of Christopher Lister of Thornton, Yorks. and Sir John Wentworth (d. 1671), of Elmshall, Yorks. 2da. (1 d.v.p.); (4) lic. 29 Oct. 1681, Elizabeth (d. 10 Apr. 1745), da. of John Ayres of London, 1s. 2da. Chatsworth, Devonshire Coll. Group 1/F, newsletter, 1 Nov. 1681. Kntd. 26 May 1660. HMC 5th Rep, 145; CSP Dom. 1671, p. 284. d. 28 Aug. 1689; bur. Eastwell, Kent; will 18 Aug., pr. 10 Sept. 1689. TNA, PROB 11/396.
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Commr. militia, Kent 12 Mar. 1660; A. and O. ii. 1433; CCSP iv. 659. col. militia tp. of horse, Kent 12 Mar. 1660-July 1662?; CSP Dom. 1659–60, p. 600. gov. Dover, 10 May-c. June 1660, Whitelocke, Memorials, iv. 414; Statham, Hist. of Castle, Town and Port of Dover, 425–6. 14 Dec. 1688-c. Mar. 1689; Kingdom without a King, 54; HMC Finch ii. 221. ld. lt. Kent 10 July 1660 – 16 July 1662, (jt.) 13 May 1668 – 29 Jan. 1673, (sole) 29 Jan. 1673 – 16 Jan. 1688, 14 Dec. 1688 – d., Som. 4 June 1675 – 16 July 1683; v.-adm. Kent, Jan. 1673 – Nov. 1687; custos rot. Kent 10 July 1660 – 16 Jan. 1687, c. 6 July 1689 – d.

Amb. Turkey, 23 Aug. 1660 – 7 July 1669.

Parlimentarian
FINCH, Heneage (1627/8-89)
Associated with: Eastwell Park, Wye, Kent 1639–d.
Author
Littleton, Charles
Eagles, Robin
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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