Family and Education
bap. 20 Apr. 1663, 8th but 5th surv. s. of Heneage Finch†, 1st Earl of Nottingham, by Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Harvey, Grocer and merchant, of Lawrence Pountney Hill, London and Croydon, Surr., sis. of Daniel Harvey†; bro. of Daniel Finch†, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, Hon. Heneage Finch I* and Hon. William Finch†. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1677, MA 1679, fellow 1680–4; I. Temple 1685. m. Mary, da. of Nicholas Stanley, MD, fellow of New Coll. Oxf., s.p. IGI, London; A. B. I’Anson, Hist. Finch Fam. 76; J. Peile, Biog. Reg. Christ’s Coll. ii. 64.
Offices Held
Under-sec. of state 1689–93; preb. of Wetwang, dioc. of York 1704–d., rector of Kirkby in Cleveland 1705–7, of Wigan 1707–14; canon of 2nd preb. dioc. of Canterbury 1710–d.; chaplain-in-ordinary to George I by 1715–27.
Freeman, Wigan 4 July 1702.
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Commons 1690-1715
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FINCH, Hon. Edward (1663-1738)
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