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Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford

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Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford
Tenure21 October 1812 – 3 January 1859
PredecessorHeneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford
SuccessorHeneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford
Other titles5th Baron Guernsey, Officer in the Light Dragoons
Born24 April 1786
BaptisedSt James Church, Westminster, England
Died3 January 1859
Great Packington, England
BuriedSt James Church, Great Packington, England
ResidencePackington Hall, Great Packington, England
OfficesMember of Parliament for Weobley, Herefordshire
Noble familyFinch
Spouse(s)Lady Augusta Sophia Greville
IssueHeneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford, Augusta Legge, Countess of Dartmouth
FatherHeneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford
MotherLady Louisa Thynne
Fellow, Society of Antiquaries

Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (24 April 1786 – 3 January 1859)[1] was a British peer, the eldest son of Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford. He was styled Lord Guernsey until he succeeded his father in 1812.

He attended the University of Oxford, graduating in 1807 with a Bachelor of Arts. He held office as Member of Parliament for Weobley (1807–1812) and was an Officer in the Light Dragoons (1811–1812).

Aylesford married Augusta Sophia Greville, daughter of George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Henrietta Vernon, on 23 April 1821. Their children were:

  1. Augusta Finch, born in 1822. She married her 2nd cousin William Walter Legge, 5th Earl of Dartmouth, and became a philanthropist and Countess of Dartmouth[2]
  2. Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford, born in 1824. He married Jane Wightwick Knightley.
  3. Lieutenant colonel Daniel Greville Finch, born in 1827.
  4. Sarah Finch.

He was High Steward of Sutton Coldfield from 1835 until his death and was appointed Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.[citation needed]

He died on 3 January 1859.[3]

Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable.

References

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  1. ^ The Register of Births and Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster. 1761-1786. 21 May 1786.
  2. ^ K. D. Reynolds, 'Legge , Augusta, countess of Dartmouth (1822–1900)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 March 2017
  3. ^ Cokayne, G.E.; Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.. 13 volumes in 14. 1910-1959. Reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Weobly
1807–1812
With: Lord George Thynne
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by High Steward of Sutton Coldfield
1835–1859
Succeeded by
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Earl of Aylesford
1812–1859
Succeeded by