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 in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town. Rutland has a ...

in the

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for nearly 40 years, becoming Father of the House of Commons in 1906. Finch was the son of George Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill near

Oakham Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located east of Leicester, southeast of Nottingham and northwest of Peterborough. It had a population of 12,14 ...

and Belton. His father was the illegitimate son of

George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea (4 November 1752 – 2 August 1826), was an English peer, army officer and cricketer who was an important figure in the history of cricket. His main contributions to the game were patronage and organisatio ...

. On the death of his father in 1870 he became an extensive landowner, inheriting Burley House, near Oakham, Rutland. His estate generated income of £29,000 a year. Finch was elected as the Member of Parliament 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

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