Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Winchilsea
PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Winchilsea PC
First Lord of Trade
	In office; 1711–1712
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	The Earl of Stamford
Succeeded by	The Lord Guilford
Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover
	In office; 1702–1703
Preceded by	James Cressett
Succeeded by	Edmund Poley
Personal details
Born	Charles Finch; 26 September 1672; England
Died	16 August 1712 (aged 39); England
Parents	William Finch; Elizabeth Wyndham;

Arms of Finch: *Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable*

Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC (26 September 1672 – 16 August 1712) was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone (son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea) and Elizabeth Wyndham. His father had died before he was born and Finch was raised in Eastwell, Kent by his mother and other relatives.^[1]

From 1702 to 1703 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover. In 1702, he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Kent, and in 1704, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of that county. He was dismissed from all his Kentish offices in 1705. In 1711, he was sworn of the Privy Council and was appointed First Lord of Trade.^{[citation needed]} Upon his death in 1712, he was succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea by his uncle, Heneage Finch.^[2]

References

^ McGovern, Barbara (1992). Anne Finch and Her Poetry: A Critical Biography. University of Georgia Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8203-1410-5.
^ Inc, Merriam-Webster (1995). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster. p. 1206. ISBN 978-0-87779-042-6. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

Political offices

Preceded by

The Earl of Stamford

First Lord of Trade
1711–1712

Succeeded by

The Lord Guilford

Honorary titles

Preceded by

The Earl of Romney

Lord Lieutenant and
Custos Rotulorum of Kent
1704–1705

Succeeded by

The Lord Rockingham

Vice-Admiral of Kent
1702–1705

Peerage of England

Preceded by

Heneage Finch

Earl of Winchilsea
1689–1712

Succeeded by

Heneage Finch

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[1] McGovern, Barbara (1992). Anne Finch and Her Poetry: A Critical Biography. University of Georgia Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-8203-1410-5.

[2] Inc, Merriam-Webster (1995). Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster. p. 1206. ISBN 978-0-87779-042-6. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

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