Charles Finch (MP)
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Charles Finch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1775 to 1780.
Finch was the son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford
and his wife Lady Charlotte Seymour, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
.
Finch was an Member of Parliament
(MP) for Castle Rising
, Norfolk from 1775 to 1777. He was then elected as an MP for Maidstone
, Kent on 16 May 1777 and held the seat until 8 September 1780.
Finch married Jane Wynne, the daughter of Watkin Wynne of Voelas, Denbighshire on 28 December 1778. Their son was Charles Wynn Griffith-Wynne (4 March 1780 – 22 March 1865).
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
from 1775 to 1780.
Finch was the son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford , styled Lord Guernsey between 1719 and 1757, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:...
and his wife Lady Charlotte Seymour, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke". The son of Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge, and Elizabeth Alington , he succeeded his brother Francis Seymour, 5th Duke of Somerset, to the dukedom when the latter was shot in 1678...
.
Finch was an Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
, Norfolk from 1775 to 1777. He was then elected as an MP for Maidstone
Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
, Kent on 16 May 1777 and held the seat until 8 September 1780.
Finch married Jane Wynne, the daughter of Watkin Wynne of Voelas, Denbighshire on 28 December 1778. Their son was Charles Wynn Griffith-Wynne (4 March 1780 – 22 March 1865).