John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Winchilsea

Earl of WinchilseaTenure1726–1729PredecessorHeneage FinchSuccessorDaniel FinchOther titles

Viscount Maidstone
Baron FitzHerbert
Baronet of Eastwell, Kent

BornJohn Finch
(1682-02-24)24 February 1682
Eastwell, Kent, EnglandDied9 September 1729(1729-09-09) (aged 47)BuriedWestminster Abbey, London, EnglandParents

Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
Elizabeth Ayres

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

John Finch, 6th Earl of Winchilsea (24 February 1682/83 – 9 September 1729) was an English peer.

He was a son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea and his fourth wife Elizabeth Ayres (who died 10 April 1745). He was christened on 6 March 1683 in Eastwell, Kent,^[1] England

After the death of his older unmarried half-brother Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Winchilsea in 1726 John Finch succeeded him.

He died unmarried too on 9 September 1729 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

References

^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JS7Q-2ZB : accessed 09 Jun 2014), John Finch, 06 Mar 1683; citing Eastwell, Kent, England, reference item 2; FHL microfilm 1751816.

Peerage of England
Preceded by Heneage Finch	Earl of Winchilsea 1726–1729	Succeeded by Daniel Finch
Preceded by Heneage Finch	Baron FitzHerbert 1726–1729	Extinct