Heneage Finch (speaker)
Sir Heneage Finch (15 December 1580 – 5 December 1631) was an English nobleman, lawyer, Member of Parliament, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1607 and 1626. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626.
Sir Heneage Finch | |
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Finch wearing the scarlet robes of a serjeant-at-law. | |
| Speaker of the English House of Commons | |
| In office 1625–1626 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Crewe |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Finch |
| Member of Parliament for the City of London | |
| In office 1624–1626 Serving with Sir Thomas Myddelton Sir Robert Bateman | |
| Preceded by | Robert Heath |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Clitherow |
| Member of Parliament for West Looe | |
| In office 1621–1621 | |
| Preceded by | John Harris Sir Edward Lewkenor |
| Succeeded by | George Mynn James Bagg |
| Member of Parliament for Rye | |
| In office 1610–1614 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hamon |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hendon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heneage Finch 15 December 1580 |
| Died | 5 December 1631 (aged 50) |
| Spouses | Frances Bell
(died 1627)Elizabeth Cardock Bennett
(m. 1629) |
| Relations | Sir Thomas Finch (grandfather) Sir Thomas Heneage (grandfather) |
| Children | Earl of Nottingham, Viscountess Conway |
| Parent(s) | Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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