Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 1747, by Jacobus Houbraken

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 7th Earl of Winchilsea (July 2, 1647 – January 1, 1730), son of Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jacobus Houbraken (December 25, 1698 - November 14, 1780), Dutch engraver, was born at Dordrecht. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1647 (MDCXLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham (23 December 1621 - 1682), lord chancellor of England, was descended from an old family, many of whose members had attained to high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, recorder of London, by his first wife Frances, daughter of Sir...

Political career

Daniel Finch entered parliament for Lichfield in 1679. He was one of the privy councillors who in 1685 signed the order for the proclamation of the duke of York, but during the whole of the reign of James II he kept away from the court. At the last moment he hesitated to join in the invitation to William of Orange, and after the abdication of James II he was the leader of the party who were in favour of a regency. Lichfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701)[2] was King of England, King of Scots,[1] and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685 to 11 December 1688. ... William III (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was the Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots (under the name William II) from...

He declined the office of Lord Chancellor under William and Mary, but accepted that of secretary of state, retaining it till December 1693. Under Anne he in 1702 again accepted the same office in the ministry of Godolphin, but finally retired in 1704. On the accession of George I he was made Lord President of the Council, but in 1716 he finally withdrew from office. He succeeded to the Earldom of Winchilsea (with which the Nottingham title now became united) on 9 September 1729, and died on the 1 January 1730. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and prior to the Union the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... Mary II (30 April 1662–28 December 1694) reigned as Queen of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and as Queen of Scots (as Mary II of Scotland) from 11 April 1689 until her death. ... The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782. ... Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding William III of England and II of Scotland. ... Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Sidney Godolphin, first Earl of Godolphin (c. ... George I (George Louis; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727)[1] was King of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1 August 1714 until his death. ... The Office of Lord President of the Council is a British cabinet position, the holder of which acts as presiding officer of the Privy Council. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ...

Marriages and children

Daniel first married Lady Essex Rich on 16 June 1674.^[1] Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick and Anne Cheeke. Anne was daughter of Sir Thomas Cheeke of Pirgo and a senior Essex Rich. is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick (28 June 1611 – 29 May 1659 in London), was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick and Frances Hatton. ... , Pyrgo redirects here. ...

The elder Essex was daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich. Essex was probably named after her maternal grandfather Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex. Her maternal grandmother was Lettice Knollys. Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick (December 1559 – 24 March 1618) was the son of Robert Rich, 2nd Baron Rich and Elizabeth Baldry. ... Penelope Devereux (1562 - 1607), Lady Rich, was the daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and his wife Lettice Knollys, daughter of Sir Francis Knollys. ... Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (1541 - 1576), an English nobleman, was the eldest son of Sir Richard Devereux. ... Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and Leicester The Lady Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester (?1540 - 25 December 1634) was born in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire. ...

This portrait by Charles Jervas may possibly be Nottingham when older (c. 1720).

Daniel and Essex had a single daughter: Mary Finch, later married to Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe. Mary was also a lover of William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax, mother of Dorothy Saville, who married Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 469 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,258 × 1,608 pixels, file size: 635 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Under United States copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 469 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,258 × 1,608 pixels, file size: 635 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Under United States copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work... Porträt der Lady Mary Wortley Montagu , 1716 by Charles Jervis currently on display at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. ... An intimate relationship is a interpersonal relationship where there is a great deal of physical or emotional intimacy. ... Son of George Savile, 1st Viscount Halifax and Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifaxhe was born in 1665. ... Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (April 25, 1694 – 1753) , born in Yorkshire, was a descendant of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork. ...

Daniel was secondly married to Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, Viscount Hatton. They had ten children:

• Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea (24 May 1689 - 2 August 1769). He was first married to Lady Frances Feilding, daughter of Basil Feilding, 4th Earl of Denbigh and Hester Firebrace. He was secondly married to Mary Palmer, daughter of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet Palmer. No known descendants.
• Edward Finch (d. 16 May 1771). He was married to Elizabeth Palmer, another daughter of Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet Palmer. They had three children.
• Henry Finch.
• Essex Finch (d. 23 May 1721). She was married to Sir Roger Mostyn, 3rd Baronet Mostyn. They were parents to Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet Mostyn and two other children.
• Lady Henrietta Finch (d. 14 April 1742). She married William Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Cleveland, a son of Charles Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland and Anne Poultney. No known descendants.
• Mary Finch (1701 - 30 May 1761). Not to be confused with her elder half-sister. She was married to Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham.
• Lady Charlotte Finch (1711 - 21 January 1773). She was married to Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. They were parents to Lady Charlotte Seymour and Lady Frances Seymour.
• Elizabeth Finch (1723 - 10 April 1784). She married William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. No known descendants.
• William Finch (1731 - 25 December 1766). He married Charlotte Fermor, daughter of Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret. They were parents of Sophia Finch and her younger brother George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea.
• John Finch (before 1743 - 1763).

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