FINCH, Heneage (1621-82), of Ravenstone, Bucks. and Kensington, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. 23 Dec. 1621, 1st s. of Sir Heneage Finch of Kensington, Speaker 1626, by 1st w. Frances, da. of Sir Edmund Bell of Beaupré Hall, Outwell, Norf. educ. Westminster; Christ Church, Oxf. 1636; I. Temple 1638, called 1645. m. 30 July 1646, Elizabeth, da. of Daniel Harvey, merchant, of Lawrence Pountney Hill, London, 10s. (3 d.v.p.) 4da. suc. fa. 1631; Kntd. 6 June 1660; cr. Bt. 7 June 1660, Baron Finch of Daventry 10 Jan. 1674, Earl of Nottingham 12 May 1681.

Offices Held

Commr. for militia, Mdx. Mar. 1660, assessment, oyer and terminer, Mdx. July 1660, Kent Aug. 1660–1, 1665 – 74, Mdx. Sept. 1660–74, Westminster 1665 – 74, Northants. 1673 – 74; bencher, I. Temple June 1660, treas. 1661 – 73, reader 1661; commr. for sewers, N. Kent Sept. 1660; freeman, Canterbury Oct. 1660; j.p. Kent, Mdx. and Northants. 1661 – d.; commr. for loyal and indigent officers, Mdx., London and Westminster 1662; chamberlain, palatinate of Chester 1673 – 76; gov. of the Charterhouse 1674.

Solicitor-gen. June 1660–70; asst. R. Fishing Co. 1664; attorney-gen. 1670 – 73; chairman of ways and means 21 Feb. – 14 Mar. 1673; ld. keeper 1673 – 75; PC 9 Nov. 1673 – d.; ld. of admiralty 1673 – 75; PC [S] 1674, 1676; ld. chancellor 1675–d.C181/7/146; Sel. Charters (Selden Soc. xxviii), 193; Canterbury Arch. A/C5, f. 30.

Parlimentarian

FINCH, Heneage (1621-82), of Ravenstone, Bucks. and Kensington, Mdx.

Main residences: Ravenstone, Bucks.; Kensington, Mdx.

Notes

This biography is based on the introduction by D. E. C. Yale to Ld. Nottingham’s Chancery Cases (Selden Soc. lxxiii), pp. ix-xxxvi.

Author

M.W.H.

L.N.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

FINCH, Heneage (1621-82)