Family and Education
b. 6 Apr. 1649, CUL, Adv. e. 38, 11. 2nd s. Heneage Finch, later earl of Nottingham, and Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Harvey‡; bro. Daniel Finch, later 2nd earl of Nottingham and 7th earl of Winchilsea, Edward‡ and William‡ Finch. educ. Westminster; I. Temple 1662, called 1673, bencher 1673; Christ Church Oxf. matric. 18 Nov. 1664, DCL 1683; travelled abroad (Brussels) 1665, 1667. Rev. Pols. 4. m. 16 May 1678 (with £10,000), Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Sir John Banks‡, bt. of London, 3s. 6da. d. 22 or 23 July 1719; will 20 May 1717, pr. 14 Oct. 1719. TNA, PROB 11/570.
Offices Held
Attaché to Henry Coventry‡ as plenip. at congress of Breda 1667; KC 1677; solicitor gen. 1679 – 86.
Groom of bedchamber 1685 – 89; PC 1703 – May 1708, 13 Dec. 1711 – d.; chan. of the duchy of Lancaster 1714 – 16.
Dep. lt., Kent, Surr. 1702.
Commr. building 50 new churches, 1711 – 15.
Parlimentarian
Likenesses
line engraving (group portrait ‘the bishops’ counsel’), R. White, 1689.
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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