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 | |
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| Member of the England Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1628–1629 | |
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| Succeeded by | Parliament suspended |
| Member of the England Parliament for Winchelsea | |
| In office 1621–1622 | |
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| Born | Thomas Finch 13 June 1578 England |
| Died | 4 November 1639 (aged 61) England |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Cecille Wentworth (m. 1609) |
| Children | Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea |
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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. They had a son and three daughters. [1]
Finch represented the constituencies of Winchelsea and Kent as a Member of Parliament.[2]
Finch inherited the earldom of Winchilsea from his mother 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.
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