Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea
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Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham (3 November 1852 – 14 August 1927) was an English peer.
He was second son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea
(1791–1858) and his third wife Frances Margaretta Rice (1820–1909). His maternal grandparents were Edward Royd Rice (1790–1878), British MP
for Dover
(1847–1857), and Elizabeth Knight (1800–1884).
He was a cattle-farmer and goldminer in Queensland
, Australia
1875-87.
His older brother Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea
died in 1898, surviving by only daughter, and Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton succeeded him, becoming Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.
On 12 January 1882 he married Anne Jane Codrington (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington
and Helen Jane Smith. They had three children:
He died 14 Aug 1927 at the age of 74 and was buried at Ewerby
, Lincolnshire
.
He was second son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea
George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea
George William Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, 5th Earl of Nottingham , politician.Hatton, born at Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire, on 19 May 1791, was grandson of Edward Finch-Hatton, and son of George Finch-Hatton of Eastwell Park, near Ashford, Kent, M.P...
(1791–1858) and his third wife Frances Margaretta Rice (1820–1909). His maternal grandparents were Edward Royd Rice (1790–1878), British MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Dover
Dover
Dover is a town and major ferry port in the home county of Kent, in South East England. It faces France across the narrowest part of the English Channel, and lies south-east of Canterbury; east of Kent's administrative capital Maidstone; and north-east along the coastline from Dungeness and Hastings...
(1847–1857), and Elizabeth Knight (1800–1884).
He was a cattle-farmer and goldminer in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
1875-87.
His older brother Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea
Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea
Murray Edward Gordon Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea and 7th Earl of Nottingham , styled the Hon. Murray Finch-Hatton until 1887, was a British Conservative politician and agriculturalist....
died in 1898, surviving by only daughter, and Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton succeeded him, becoming Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.
On 12 January 1882 he married Anne Jane Codrington (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington
Henry Codrington
Admiral Sir Henry John Codrington KCB was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.-Naval career:...
and Helen Jane Smith. They had three children:
- Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (8 Dec 1882 – 30 May 1964), married Captain Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams (26 February 1883 – 30 September 1915), second son of Sir Osmond Williams, 1st BaronetSir Osmond Williams, 1st BaronetSir Arthur Osmond Williams was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.- Background :He was born at Llanfihangel-y-Traethau, Merionethshire, Wales. He was the son of David Williams, M.P. for Merioneth 1868-1869, and Anne Louisa Loveday Williams. Arthur was educated at Eton...
; - Guy Montagu George Finch-HattonGuy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of WinchilseaGuy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea and 9th Earl of Nottingham . He acceded to the titles on the death of his father Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea...
(1885–1939), who succeeded his father - Denys Finch HattonDenys Finch HattonDenys George Finch Hatton was a big-game hunter, and the lover of Karen Blixen , who wrote about him in her autobiographical book Out of Africa first published in 1937...
(24 Apr 1887 – 14 May 1931), who died unmarried at East AfricaEast AfricaEast Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
, killed in a flying accident.
He died 14 Aug 1927 at the age of 74 and was buried at Ewerby
Ewerby
Ewerby is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies north-east from Sleaford and south from Anwick. The hamlet of Ewerby Thorpe lies to the east from Ewerby....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
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