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Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford

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Name
  
Heneage 2nd

Died
  
June 29, 1757

Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford
Parents
  
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford

Children
  
Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford

Grandchildren
  
Lady Maria Elizabeth Finch, John Finch

Cousins
  
Lady Charlotte Finch, Essex Finch, Elizabeth Grimston

Grandparents
  
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Elizabeth Harvey

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.

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Origins

He was the son and heir of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford (d.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 progeny

He married Mary Fisher (1690- 28 May 1740) , daughter and heiress of Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Baronet (d.1729) of Packington Hall, Great Packington, Warwickshire, by his wife Ann Jennens. They had progeny including:

  • Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford, eldest son and heir.
  • Frances Finch (d.1761), married in 1741 William Courtenay, de jure 7th Earl of Devon, 1st Viscount Courtenay (1710–1762) of Powderham Castle, Devon.
  • References

    Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford Wikipedia