Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea
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Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea (13 Jun 1578– 4 Nov 1639) was an English peer
and Member of Parliament.
Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet
and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
. He married Cecille Wentworth in 1609.
Finch represented the constituencies of Winchelsea
and Kent
as a Member of Parliament
.
Finch inherited the earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham from Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
on her death in 1634 and was succeeded on his own death in 1639 by his son Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and Member of Parliament.
Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet
Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet
Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet was an English politician.He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Finch of Eastwell, Kent and the brother of Henry Finch....
and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
Elizabeth Finch, née Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea was an English peeress.Elizabeth was the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Heneage, who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the latter years of the reign of Elizabeth I...
. He married Cecille Wentworth in 1609.
Finch represented the constituencies of Winchelsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
and Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...
as a Member of Parliament
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,...
.
Finch inherited the earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham from Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea
Elizabeth Finch, née Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea was an English peeress.Elizabeth was the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Heneage, who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the latter years of the reign of Elizabeth I...
on her death in 1634 and was succeeded on his own death in 1639 by his son Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Sir Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea of Eastwell, Kent, was the 3rd Earl of Winchilsea.Finch was the son of Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea, and the grandson of Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea. His first cousin was Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham. He married four...
.