FINCH, Daniel (1647-1730)

b. 2 July 1647, 1st s. Heneage Finch, earl of Nottingham and Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Harvey; bro. of Hon. Edward Finch^‡, Hon. Heneage Finch^‡ and Hon. William Finch^‡. This biography is based on H. Horwitz, Rev. Pols. educ. Westminster; I. Temple 1658; Christ Church, Oxf. 1662; travelled abroad (Germany, Italy, France) 1665-8. m. (1) 16 June 1674, Lady Essex Rich (d. 23 Mar. 1684), da. of Robert Rich^†, 3rd earl of Warwick, 2s. d.v.p. 6da. (5 d.v.p.); (2) 29 Dec. 1685 (with £10,000), Horwitz, Rev. Pols, 42. Anne, da. Christopher Hatton, Visct. Hatton, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) ?9da. (2 d.v.p.), (and 7 other children d.v.p.). HP Commons, 1660-90, 11, 312; Stud. in Soc. Hist. ed. J. Plumb, 177 n.44. d. 1 Jan. 1730, will 28 July 1729; pr. 30 June 1730. PROB11/638/73.