Henry Finch (abt. 1558 - 1625)

Born about 1558 in Eastwell, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula (Thwaites) Finch — married [date unknown] in England

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1625 at about age 67 in Boxley, Kent, England

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Biography

b. 1558, yr. s. of Sir Thomas Finch of Eastwell by Katherine, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Moyle† of Eastwell; bro. of Moyle. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1572, BA 1576; G. Inn 1577, called 1585. m. Ursula, da. and h. of John Thwaites of Kent, 2s.1 Kntd. 1616.

Of counsel to Canterbury and freeman 1590, of counsel to the Cinque Ports 1593; ancient, G. Inn 1593, autumn reader 1604; recorder, Sandwich 1613; serjeant-at-law 1616.2 ^[1]

Finch published in 1599 The Sacred Doctrine of Divinity, dedicated to the chancellor, Ellesmere, and also a text book on law. He died in October 1625 and was buried at Boxley, whither he had moved from Canterbury to avoid the plague. ^{[2] [3]}

Henry was knighted on 20 June 1616.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ FINCH, Henry (1558-1625), of Whitefriars, Canterbury, later of Boxley, Kent, History of Parliament Online, accessed 5 November 2023
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Henry Finch (died 1625)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Finch_(died_1625)&oldid=993769155 (accessed January 27, 2021)
3. ↑ Kobler, Franz. "Sir Henry Finch (1558—1625): AND THE FIRST ENGLISH ADVOCATES OF THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS TO PALESTINE." Transactions (Jewish Historical Society of England) 16 (1945): 101-20. Accessed January 27, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/29777864.
4. ↑ W A Shaw. The Knights of England, Vol. II, Sherratt and Hughes, 1906, p. 158, Internet Archive