Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford ( – 29 June 1757), styled Lord Guernsey from 1714 to 1719, was an English politician, courtier and peer who sat in the

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and

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from 1704 to 1719, representing the constituencies of

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. Born in

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into an

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, he also served as the

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from 1711 to 1716.

Origins

Heneage was born about 1683 at

. He was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford (died 1719).

Career

From 1704 to 1705, he represented

in the

, and was

knight of the shire Knight of the shire () was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ...

for

from 1710 to 1719. He was the

from 1711 to 1716.

Marriage and children

He married Mary Fisher (1690 – 28 May 1740) on 9 December 1712 at

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. Mary was the daughter and sole heiress of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Baronet (died 1729) of

Packington Hall Packington Hall is a 17th-century mansion situated at Great Packington, near Meriden in Warwickshire, England and is the seat of the Earl of Aylesford. It is a Grade II listed building. History Packington Hall was built in 1693 for Sir Cl ...

, Warwickshire, by his wife Ann Jennens. They had children including: *

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (6 November 1715 – 9 May 1777), styled Lord Guernsey between 1719 and 1757, was a British peer and politician. Background and education Finch was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesfor ...

(6 November 1715 - 9 September 1777), eldest son and heir. *Mary (1717-16 March 1803) married

William Howard, Viscount Andover William Howard, Viscount Andover (23 December 1714 – 15 July 1756), of Elford Hall, Staffordshire, was a British Tory politician from the Howard family who sat in the House of Commons from 1737 to 1747. He was the eldest son and heir of the ...

. They had one son and three daughters. *Elizabeth (1719 - 19 December 1793) *Frances (4 February 1721 - 19 December 1761), married in 1741 William Courtenay, ''de jure'' 7th Earl of Devon, 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710–1762) of

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, Devon.Vivian, Heralds' Visitations of Devon, 1895, p. 249

Sources

*''

Dictionary of National Biography The ''Dictionary of National Biography'' (''DNB'') is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published since 1885. The updated ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (''ODNB'') was published on 23 September ...

'', Finch, Heneage, first Earl of Aylesford (1647?–1719), by E. T. Bradley. Published 1889.

References

External links

Portrait of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (1683-1757)
The Government Art Collection. Retrieved 6 June 2024. , - 1680s births 1757 deaths Finch, Heneage Guernsey, Heneage Finch, Lord Guernsey, Heneage Finch, Lord 2 Finch, Heneage Guernsey, Heneage Finch, Lord Heneage Masters of the Jewel Office {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub