George Finch-Hatton (MP for Rochester)

George Finch-Hatton
George Finch-Hatton; FRS
Born	30 June 1747
Died	17 February 1823 (aged 75)
Nationality	British
Education	Westminster School; Christ's College, Cambridge ; (MA, 1768)
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Murray (m. 1785)
Children	George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea
Parent(s)	Edward Finch-Hatton

George Finch-Hatton FRS (30 June 1747 – 17 February 1823) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1784.

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

Early life

Finch-Hatton was the son of Hon. Edward Finch-Hatton and was born on 30 June 1747.[1] He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ's College, Cambridge, being awarded a Master of Arts degree in 1768. He assumed the additional surname of Hatton (his paternal grandmother's name) together with his father in 1764.[2]

Kirby Hall

He succeeded his Uncle Daniel to Eastwell Park in 1769 and his father to Kirby Hall, near Gretton in Northamptonshire in 1771. He rebuilt the house at Eastwell between 1793 and 1800 to designs by Joseph Bonomi.

Career

Finch-Hatton was elected Member of Parliament for Rochester at a by-election in 1772. He was re-elected to Rochester in contests in 1774 and 1780 but was defeated in at the 1784 general election.[1]

Finch-Hatton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1776.[3]

Personal life

Finch-Hatton married Lady Elizabeth Murray (1760–1825), the daughter of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1747–1796), in 1785. They resided at Eastwell Park, Kent. He also had estates at Kirby, Northamptonshire.[2]

Finch-Hatton died in February 1823 at the age of 75. His wife died in June 1825, aged 65. Their son George succeeded in the earldoms of Winchilsea and Nottingham in 1826.

References

"FINCH HATTON, George (1747-1823), of Eastwell Park, nr. Ashford, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
"Finch-Hatton, George (FNC764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
"Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Calcraft Thomas Pye	Member of Parliament for Rochester 1772–1784 With: Thomas Pye Robert Gregory	Succeeded by Sir Charles Middleton, Bt Nathaniel Smith

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[HOP-1] "FINCH HATTON, George (1747-1823), of Eastwell Park, nr. Ashford, Kent". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[Venn-2] "Finch-Hatton, George (FNC764G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] "Fellows details". Royal Society. Retrieved 23 January 2017.