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William Finch (bishop) William Finch was appointed Bishop of Taunton under the provisions of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 in 1538, a post he held to his death in 1559. He had previously been Prior (ecclesiastical), Prior of Breamore before his elevation to the episcop ...

(died 1559), bishop of Taunton *

William Finch (merchant) William Finch (died 1613) was an English merchant in the service of the East India Company (EIC). He travelled to India along with Captain Hawkins during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jehangir. The two of them attended on the emperor at the Mu ...

(died 1613), English merchant *

William Finch (diplomat) William Finch (18 January 169125 December 1766) of Charlewood, Hertfordshire, was a British diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1761. He was considered an indolent diplomat and became an opponent of Walpole, ...

(1691–1766), British diplomat and politician *

William Finch (Bampton lecturer) William Finch (1747 – 1810) was an English clergyman, Bampton lecturer in 1797. Life Son of William Finch of Watford, Hertfordshire, he was born 22 July 1747. He entered Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School in 1754, and ...

(1747–1810), English clergyman *

William Finch (politician) William S. Finch (October 1, 1832 - January 10, 1911) was a minister, tailor and politician. Biography Finch was born October 1, 1832 enslaved in Washington Wilkes County, Georgia. When he was twelve he was taken into the home of Judge Ga ...

(1832-1911), first African American elected to serve on the Atlanta City Council *

William Clement Finch William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

(1753–1794), British admiral and MP for

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

William Finch (captain) William Finch may refer to: *William Finch (bishop) (died 1559), bishop of Taunton *William Finch (merchant) (died 1613), English merchant * William Finch (diplomat) (1691–1766), British diplomat and politician *William Finch (Bampton lecturer) ( ...

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SS Arabic (1902) SS ''Arabic'' was a British-registered ocean liner that entered service in 1903 for the White Star Line. She was sunk on 19 August 1915, during the First World War, by German submarine , south of Kinsale, causing a diplomatic incident. Const ...

William Coles Finch William Coles Finch (1864–1944) was a British historian and author of a number of books on Kent-related topics. He is best known for writing ''Watermills and Windmills'', published in 1933 and reprinted in 1976, which is considered a standa ...

(1864–1944), British historian * William R. Finch (1847–1913), United States diplomat

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