Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
Finch-Hatton in Queensland (c. 1875)
Personal details
Born
Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton

(1852-11-03)3 November 1852
Eastwell Park, Kent, England
DiedAugust 14, 1927(1927-08-14) (aged 74)
London, England
Resting placeEwerby, Lincolnshire, England
Spouse
Anne Jane Codrington
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(m. 1882; died 1924)​
Children
Parents
EducationEton College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham (3 November 1852 – 14 August 1927) was an English peer.

Early life

He was born at the family seat of Eastwell Park and the third son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea (1791–1858) and his third wife Frances Margaretta Rice (1820–1909). His maternal grandparents were Edward Royd Rice, British MP for Dover from 1847 to 1857, and the former Elizabeth Knight daughter of Edward Austen Knight, brother of Jane Austen[1]

He was educated at Eton and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1874, although he remained at the university for only one year.

Career

From 1875 until 1887, he was a cattle-farmer and gold miner in Queensland, Australia.[1] His brother Harold Finch-Hatton joined him in Queensland, settling in the Mackay area from 1875 to 1883 and wrote an account of his experiences, entitled "Advance Australia".[2]

In 1898, his older brother, Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea died, therefore, Henry succeeded him, inheriting the Haverholme estate and becoming both the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.[3]

Haverholme Priory, Lincolnshire c. 1903. The boys are thought to be Denys and Guy Montagu Finch-Hatton

Personal life

On 12 January 1882 at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, he married Anne Jane Codrington[4] (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington and Helen Jane Smith. His wife's nickname was "Nan". Together they had three children:[1]

  1. Lady Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (1882–1964), who married Capt. Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams (1883–1915), eldest son of Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet.[1]
  2. Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (1885–1939), who married American heiress Margaretta Armstrong Drexel and succeeded his father.[1]
  3. Denys George Finch-Hatton (1887–1931), who died unmarried in East Africa, killed in a flying accident.[1]

He died in London on 14 August 1927 at the age of 74 and was buried at Ewerby, Lincolnshire.[5]

Ancestry

Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable and Arms of Hatton

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Winchilsea, Earl of (E, 1628)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1904. p. 36. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Viscount Maidstone". The Cornishman. No. 31. 13 February 1879. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Henry Stormont Finch Hatton". Marriage licence. Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ^ Obituary: Lord Winchilsea and Nottingham, in The Times, Tuesday 16 August 1927, p. 13, col. E.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Winchilsea
1898–1927 		Succeeded by
Earl of Nottingham
7th creation
1898–1927