Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, PC, FRS, FSA (4 July 1751 – 21 October 1812), styled Lord Guernsey between 1757 and 1777, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1777 when he succeeded to a peerage. He was also a landscape artist.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Aylesford
PC FRS FSA
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office
1783–1804
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Earl of Cholmondeley
Succeeded byLord Pelham
Lord Steward of the Household
In office
1804–1812
MonarchGeorge III
Prime Minister
  • William Pitt the Younger
  • The Lord Grenville
  • The Duke of Portland
  • Spencer Perceval
Preceded byThe Earl of Dartmouth
Succeeded byThe Earl of Cholmondeley
Personal details
Born4 July 1751 (1751-07-04)
Syon House, near London
Died21 October 1812 (1812-10-22) (aged 61)
Great Packington, Warwickshire
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Lady Louisa Thynne
(m. 1781)
Children13, including Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
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