The Right Honourable The Earl of Winchilsea | |
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| First Lord of Trade | |
| In office 1711–1712 | |
| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Stamford |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Guilford |
| Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover | |
| In office 1702–1703 | |
| Preceded by | James Cressett |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Poley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Finch 26 September 1672 England |
| Died | 16 August 1712 (aged 39) England |
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Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC (26 September 1672 – 16 August 1712) was a British peer[1] and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone (son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea) and Elizabeth Wyndham.
From 1702 to 1703 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover. In 1702, he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Kent, and in 1704, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of that county. He was dismissed from all his Kentish offices in 1705. In 1711, he was sworn of the Privy Council and was appointed First Lord of Trade. Upon his death in 1712, he was succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea by his uncle, Heneage Finch.
- ^ "Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea: M, #25287, b. 26 September 1672, d. 14 August 1712". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.