Nathaniel Finch (died 1649) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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in 1640. Finch was related to

John Finch, 1st Baron Finch John Finch, 1st Baron Finch (17 September 1584 – 20 November 1660) was an English judge, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He was Speaker of the House of Commons. Early life Finch was th ...

of Fordwich, and bore the same arms as the Finch family of Eastwell.''Parishes: Chilham'', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 7 (1798), pp. 263-292. Date accessed: 16 December 2010
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and became a successful London barrister. He was the king's sergeant-at-law and sergeant to Queen Henrietta Maria. In April 1640, Finch was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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. Finch's election was thanks to the support of the Lord Keeper as the mayor and jurats had limited the candidates to those supported by the court. This caused a near riot among the freemen. In about 1642 Finch acquired the manor of Esture in the parish of Chilham, Kent. Finch died in 1649 and was buried in St Dunstan in the West on 18 May 1649. He was succeeded in his estate at Esture by Baron Finch who died in possession of it in 1661. Finch married Elizabeth Fotherby daughter of Sir John Fotherby of Barham Kent. After Finch's death, his widow married Sir John Boys.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Finch, Nathaniel Year of birth missing 1649 deaths English MPs 1640 (April) Members of Gray's Inn

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Serjeants-at-law (England)