| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Cockermouth | 1747 – Apr. 1747 |
| Bewdley | 5 Feb. 1755 – 1761 |
Family and Education
b. 18 Jan. 1691, 2nd surv. s. of Daniel, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea, and bro. of Hon. Henry Finch and Hon. Edward Finch. educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf. 4 Mar. 1707, aged 16. m. (1) 25 Jan. 1733, Lady Anne Douglas (d. 26 Oct. 1741), da. of James, 2nd Duke of Queensberry [S], s.p.; (2) 9 Aug. 1746, Lady Charlotte Fermor, da. of Thomas, 1st Earl of Pomfret, 1s. 4da.
Offices Held
Envoy to Sweden 1720 – 24; envoy to Holland 1724–8 and minister 1733–4; P.C. 13 July 1742; vice-chamberlain 1742 – 65.
Address
Main residence: Charlewood, Herts.
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In 1754 Newcastle suggested that Finch should contest Taunton on the interest of Lord Egremont, nephew and co-heir of Algernon, 7th Duke of Somerset; but Finch, wrote Newcastle to Egremont, was ‘afraid of the expense’.118 July 1754, Add. 32736, ff. 49-50. He was eventually returned for Bewdley on the Lyttelton interest. In 1761 he did not stand.
In July 1765, now ‘grown by age something between mad and foolish’,2Mrs. Montagu to Mrs. Vesey, 19 Nov. 1765, Blunt, Mrs. Montagu, 132. he was removed from his post and given a pension.3Walpole to Mann, 12 July 1765.
He died 25 Dec. 1766.
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