Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea

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

The Right Honourable

The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham
Finch Hatton circa 1875 in Queensland
Earl of Winchilsea
In office
1898–1927
Preceded byMurray Finch-Hatton
Succeeded byGuy Montagu George Finch-Hatton
Personal details
Born
Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton

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

Early life

He was 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.[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 goldminer 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 and was survived by his daughter, therefore, Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton succeeded him, becoming both the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.[3]

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. They had three children:[1]

  1. Lady Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (1882–1964), who married Capt. Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams (1883–1915), second 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 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]

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References
  1. "Winchilsea, Earl of (E, 1628)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. 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 (31). 13 February 1879. p. 6.
  4. "Henry Stormont Finch Hatton". Marriage licence. Ancestry.com. 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
Murray Finch-Hatton		 Earl of Winchilsea
1898–1927		 Succeeded by
Guy Finch-Hatton
Earl of Nottingham
7th creation
1898–1927
Viscount Maidstone
1898–1927
Baron Finch of Daventry
1898–1927
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Murray Finch-Hatton		 Baronet
(of Raunston, Buckinghamshire)
1898–1927		 Succeeded by
Guy Finch-Hatton
Baronet
(of Eastwell, Kent)
1898–1927


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