FINCH, Henry (1558-1625), of Whitefriars, Canterbury, later of Boxley, Kent.

Family and Education

b. 1558, yr. s. of Sir Thomas Finch of Eastwell by Katherine, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Moyle of Eastwell; bro. of Moyle. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1572, BA 1576; G. Inn 1577, called 1585. m. Ursula, da. and h. of John Thwaites of Kent, 2s.W. Berry, Co. Genealogies, Kent, 206; Hasted, Kent, xii. 114; DNB. Kntd. 1616.

Offices Held

Of counsel to Canterbury and freeman 1590, of counsel to the Cinque Ports 1593; ancient, G. Inn 1593, autumn reader 1604; recorder, Sandwich 1613; serjeant-at-law 1616.Canterbury burmote bk. 1578–1602, ff. 158, 166; chamberlains’ accts. 1592–1602, passim; W. Boys, Sandwich, 423; CSP Dom. 1611–18, p. 373.

J.p. Kent from c. 1592.

Parlimentarian

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

Main residence: Whitefriars, Canterbury, later of Boxley, Kent.

Author

J.E.M.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

FINCH, Henry (1558-1625)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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