Burley on the Hill, near Oakham - geograph

George Henry Finch (20 February 1835 – 22 May 1907) was an English

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politician who represented

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

in the

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for nearly 40 years, becoming

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in 1906. Finch was the son of George Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill near

Oakham Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west o ...

and Belton. On the death of his father in 1870 he became an extensive landowner, inheriting

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, near Oakham, Rutland. Finch was elected as the

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for Rutland on 23 November 1867. He held the seat until his death in 1907. He married twice; firstly, in 1861, Emily Eglantyne Balfour, who died in 1865 after giving him a son and 2 daughters and secondly, Edith Montgomery, with whom he had a further 7 children. Burley House passed to his son Alan George Finch. File:The grave of George Finch in the churchyard of Holy Cross Church, Burley.jpg, The grave of George Finch in the churchyard of Holy Cross Church, Burley File:Memorial to George Finch in Holy Cross Church, Burley.jpg, Memorial to George Finch in Holy Cross Church, Burley File:Memorial to George Finch in Oakham Castle.jpg, Memorial to George Finch in

Oakham Castle Oakham Castle is a historic building in Oakham, Rutland. The Castle is known for its collection of massive horseshoes and is also recognised as one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. It is a Grade I listed building ...

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Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People from Burley, Rutland {{Conservative-UK-MP-1830s-stub