Nathaniel Finch
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Nathaniel Finch was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1640.
Finch was related to John Finch, 1st Baron Finch of Fordwich, and bore the same arms as the Finch family of Eastwell. He attended Gray's Inn
and became a successful London barrister. He was the king's sergeant-at-law and sergeant to Queen Henrietta Maria.
In April 1640, Finch was elected Member of Parliament
for Sandwich
in the Short Parliament
. Finch's election was thanks to the support of the Lord Keeper as the mayor and jurats had limited the candidates to those supported by the court. This caused a near riot among the freemen.
In about 1642 Finch acquired the manor of Esture in the parish of Chilham, Kent.
Finch died in 1649 and was buried in St Dunstan in the West on 18 May 1649. He was succeeded in his estate at Esture by Baron Finch who died in possession of it in 1661.
Finch married Elizabeth Fotherby daughter of Sir John Fotherby of Barham Kent. After Finch's death, his widow married Sir John Boys
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1640.
Finch was related to John Finch, 1st Baron Finch of Fordwich, and bore the same arms as the Finch family of Eastwell. He attended Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
and became a successful London barrister. He was the king's sergeant-at-law and sergeant to Queen Henrietta Maria.
In April 1640, Finch was elected 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,...
for Sandwich
Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Sandwich was a parliamentary constituency in Kent, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1885, when it was disfranchised for corruption.-History:...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. Finch's election was thanks to the support of the Lord Keeper as the mayor and jurats had limited the candidates to those supported by the court. This caused a near riot among the freemen.
In about 1642 Finch acquired the manor of Esture in the parish of Chilham, Kent.
Finch died in 1649 and was buried in St Dunstan in the West on 18 May 1649. He was succeeded in his estate at Esture by Baron Finch who died in possession of it in 1661.
Finch married Elizabeth Fotherby daughter of Sir John Fotherby of Barham Kent. After Finch's death, his widow married Sir John Boys
John Boys
John Boys is best known as the Royalist captain who was the Governor of Donnington Castle in Berkshire during the English Civil War....
.