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John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea

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  • The Right Honourable
  • The Earl of Winchilsea
Earl of Winchilsea
Tenure1726–1729
PredecessorHeneage Finch
SuccessorDaniel Finch
Other titles
BornJohn Finch
(1682-02-24)24 February 1682
Eastwell, Kent, England
Died9 September 1729(1729-09-09) (aged 47)
BuriedWestminster Abbey, London, England
Parents
Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable

John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea (24 February 1682/83 – 9 September 1729) was an English peer.

He was a son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and his fourth wife Elizabeth Ayres (who died 10 April 1745). He was christened on 6 March 1683 in Eastwell, Kent,[1] England

After the death of his older unmarried half-brother Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea in 1726 John Finch succeeded him.

He died unmarried too on 9 September 1729 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

References

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  1. ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JS7Q-2ZB : accessed 09 Jun 2014), John Finch, 06 Mar 1683; citing Eastwell, Kent, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1751816.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Winchilsea
1726–1729
Succeeded by
Baron FitzHerbert
1726–1729
Extinct