Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Nottingham
PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Nottingham PC
	Portrait by Jonathan Richardson
Lord President of the Council
	In office; 23 September 1714 – 6 July 1716
Monarch	George I
Preceded by	The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
Succeeded by	The Duke of Devonshire
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
	In office; 1702–1704
Monarch	Anne
Preceded by	The Earl of Manchester
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Hedges
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
	In office; 1692–1693
Monarchs	William III and Mary II
Preceded by	The Viscount Sydney of Sheppey
Succeeded by	Sir John Trenchard
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
	In office; 1690–1693
Monarchs	William III and Mary II
Preceded by	The Earl of Shrewsbury
Succeeded by	Sir John Trenchard
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
	In office; 1689–1690
Monarchs	William III and Mary II
Preceded by	The Viscount Preston
Succeeded by	The Viscount Sydney of Sheppey
First Lord of the Admiralty
	In office; 1681–1684
Monarch	James II
Preceded by	Sir Henry Capell
Succeeded by	Charles II
Personal details
Born	2 July 1647; London, England
Died	1 January 1730 (aged 82); Burley on the Hill; England
Spouses	Lady Essex Rich (m. 1674; died 1684); Anne Hatton (m. 1685);
Children	at least 13, including Daniel Finch; William Finch; Edward Finch;
Parents	Heneage Finch; Elizabeth Harvey;

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea PC (2 July 1647 – 1 January 1730) was an English Tory politician and peer who supported the Hanoverian Succession in 1714. Through his great granddaughter Lady Charlotte Cavendish, he was the ancestor of King Charles III.

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