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'''Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea''' (13 Jun 1578– 4 Nov 1639) was an English [[peerage|peer]], MP and member of the [[House of Lords]].
'''Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea''' (13 Jun 1578– 4 Nov 1639) was an English [[peerage|peer]] and Member of Parliament.


He was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, Bt and [[Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchelsea|Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea]]. He married Cecille Wentworth in 1609. <ref> http://thepeerage.com/p2529.htm#i25289 </ref>
He represented the constituencies [[Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchelsea]] and [[Kent (UK Parliament constituency)|Kent]].


He represented the constituencies of [[Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)|Winchelsea]] and [[Kent (UK Parliament constituency)|Kent]] as a [[Member of Parliament]].
He inherited the [[Earldom of Winchilsea and Nottingham|earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham]] from [[Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea]] on her death in 1634 and was succeeded on his own death by his son [[Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea]].

He inherited the [[Earldom of Winchilsea and Nottingham|earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham]] from [[Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea]] on her death in 1634 and was succeeded on his own death in 1639 by his son [[Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea]].


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Revision as of 14:12, 3 June 2010

Thomas Finch, 2nd Earl of Winchilsea (13 Jun 1578– 4 Nov 1639) was an English peer and Member of Parliament.

He was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, Bt and Elizabeth Heneage, 1st Countess of Winchilsea. He married Cecille Wentworth in 1609. [1]

He represented the constituencies of Winchelsea and Kent as a Member of Parliament.

He inherited the earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham from Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea on her death in 1634 and was succeeded on his own death in 1639 by his son Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea.

References

Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Winchilsea
1634–1639
Succeeded by
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Winchelsea
with Edward Nicholas

1621–1622
Succeeded by
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Member of Parliament for Kent
1628-1629
Succeeded by