Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham

The Earl of Nottingham
The Earl of Nottingham by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, c. 1680
Lord Chancellor
In office
1675–1682
Preceded byThe Earl of Shaftesbury
Succeeded bySir Francis North
Lord Keeper
In office
1673–1675
Preceded byThe Earl of Shaftesbury
Succeeded bySir Francis North
Attorney General
In office
1670–1673
Preceded bySir Geoffrey Palmer, Bt
Succeeded bySir Francis North
Solicitor General
In office
1660–1670
Preceded byWilliam Ellis
Succeeded bySir Edward Turnour
Member of Parliament for Oxford University
In office
1661–1674
Serving with Laurence Hyde
Preceded byThomas Clayton
John Mylles
Succeeded byLaurence Hyde
Thomas Thynne
Member of Parliament for Canterbury
In office
1660–1660
Serving with Sir Anthony Aucher
Preceded bySir Edward Master
John Nutt
Succeeded byFrancis Lovelace
Sir Edward Master
Personal details
Born
Heneage Finch

(1620-12-23)23 December 1620
Eastwell, Kent
Died18 December 1682(1682-12-18) (aged 61)
Great Queen Street, London
Spouse
Elizabeth Harvey
(after 1646)
Parent(s)Sir Heneage Finch
Frances Bell Finch
EducationWestminster School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, PC (23 December 1620 – 18 December 1682), Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch, many of whose members had attained high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, Recorder of London, by his first wife Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmond Bell of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk.[1]

  1. ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 824.