Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford

British peer (1683–1757)

Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford
Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford, by Thomas Hudson, c. 1740.
Born	c. 1683 Albury, Surrey.
Died	29 June 1757
Education	Christ Church, University of Oxford.
Occupation	Peer
Style	2nd Earl of Aylesford
Spouse	Mary Fisher

Arms of Finch: *Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable*^[1]

Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (1683–1757) was a British peer and member of the House of Lords, styled Lord Guernsey from 1714 to 1719.

Origins

Heneage was born about 1683 at Albury, Surrey. He was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford (died 1719).

Career

From 1704 to 1705, he represented Maidstone in the British House of Commons, and was knight of the shire for Surrey from 1710 to 1719. He was the Master of the Jewel Office from 1711 to 1716.

Marriage and children

He married Mary Fisher (1690 – 28 May 1740) on 9 December 1712 at Great Packington. Mary was the daughter and sole heiress of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Baronet (died 1729) of Packington Hall, Great Packington, Warwickshire, by his wife Ann Jennens. They had children including:

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford (6 November 1715 - 9 September 1777), eldest son and heir.
Mary (1717-16 March 1803) married William Howard, Viscount Andover. They had one son, and three daughters.
Elizabeth (1719 - 19 December 1793)
Frances (4 February 1721 - 19 December 1761), married in 1741 William Courtenay, de jure 7th Earl of Devon, 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710–1762) of Powderham Castle, Devon.^[3]

Sources

Dictionary of National Biography, Finch, Heneage, first Earl of Aylesford (1647?–1719), by E. T. Bradley. Published 1889.

References

^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 102
^ Victoria County History, Great Packington, Warks
^ Vivian, Heralds' Visitations of Devon, 1895, p. 249

External links

Portrait of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (1683-1757) The Government Art Collection. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

Parliament of England
Vacant Title last held by Sir Robert Marsham Sir Thomas Roberts	Member of Parliament for Maidstone 1704–1705 With: Thomas Bliss	Succeeded by Thomas Bliss Sir Thomas Culpeper
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Richard Onslow Sir William Scawen	Member of Parliament for Surrey 1710–1719 With: Sir Francis Vincent 1710–1713 Sir Richard Onslow 1713–1715 Thomas Onslow 1715–1717 Denzil Onslow 1717–1719	Succeeded by Denzil Onslow John Walter
Court offices
Preceded by John Charlton	Master of the Jewel Office 1711–1716	Succeeded by James Brudenell
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Heneage Finch	Earl of Aylesford 1719–1757	Succeeded by Heneage Finch

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