Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea

Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea (13 June 1578 – 4 November 1639) was an English peer and Member of Parliament.

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Winchilsea
Member of the England Parliament
for Kent
In office
1628–1629
Serving with Sir Dudley Digges
Preceded by
Succeeded byParliament suspended
Member of the England Parliament
for Winchelsea
In office
1621–1622
Serving with Edward Nicholas
Preceded by
  • William Binge
  • Thomas Godfrey
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born
Thomas Finch

13 June 1578
England
Died4 November 1639(1639-11-04) (aged 61)
England
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)
Cecille Wentworth
(m. 1609)
ChildrenHeneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Parents
Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable

Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea. He married Cecille Wentworth, daughter of John Wentworth of Gosfield Hall, High Sheriff of Essex, and Cecille Unton, in 1609.[1]

Finch represented the constituencies of Winchelsea and Kent as a Member of Parliament.[2]

Finch inherited the earldom of Winchilsea 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.

References

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of England
Preceded by
William Binge
Thomas Godfrey
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea
1621–1622
With: Edward Nicholas
Succeeded by
Edward Nicholas
John Finch
Preceded by
Sir Edward Hales
Sir Edward Scott
Member of Parliament for Kent
1628–1629
With: Sir Dudley Digges
Succeeded by
Parliament suspended until 1640
Peerage of England
Preceded by
Elizabeth Finch
Earl of Winchilsea
1634–1639
Succeeded by
Heneage Finch
Viscount Maidstone
1634–1639
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Theophilus Finch
Baronet
(of Eastwell, Kent)
c. 1619–1639
Succeeded by
Heneage Finch


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