Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford DL (24 December 1824 – 10 January 1871), styled Lord Guernsey until 1859, was a British peer and politician.

Background

Born in

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, Aylesford was the son of Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford and his wife Lady Augusta Sophia, fourth daughter of George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick.

Cricket

A keen amateur

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er, Aylesford played

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mostly for the

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, but also played first-class cricket for other teams. He made 21 first-class appearances, scoring 200 runs at an

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of 7.14, with a high score of 28

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Political career

Finch became a major of the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1848 and represented the county as Deputy Lieutenant from 1852. He entered the

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in 1849, sitting for Warwickshire South until 1857. Two years later, he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the

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Family

Lord Aylesford married Jane Wightwick Knightley (1827–1911), only daughter and heiress of John Wightwick Knightley of Offchurch Bury in Warwickshire, in 1846. They had two sons and one daughter: * Joseph Heneage Finch, 7th Earl of Aylesford. * Charles Wightwick Finch, 8th Earl of Aylesford. * Anne Francesca Wilhelmina Finch. He died in

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in January 1871, aged 46, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, Heneage. The Countess of Aylesford died in October 1911.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Finch, Heneage, 6th Earl of Aylesford 1824 births 1871 deaths Deputy lieutenants of Warwickshire 6 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 Aylesford, E6 Warwickshire Yeomanry officers Heneage English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers North v South cricketers English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 19th-century British sportsmen Gentlemen of the North cricketers Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club Gentlemen of England cricketers Over 30s v Under 30s cricketers