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Authorised form of nameFinch; George (1752 - 1826); 9th Earl of Winchelsea
Dates1752 - 1826
Date of birth04 November 1752
Date of death02 August 1826
ActivityEducation:
Eton School; Christ Church College, Oxford. Created MA (1771)
Career:
Served as volunteer in America (1776); Major, 87th Foot (1779); Lieutenant Colonel (1780); Lord of the Bed Chamber (1777-1812); Member of the Board of Agriculture; Privy Councillor (1804); Groom of the Stole (1804-1812)
Honours:
KG 1805
Memberships:
FSA (1791)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election07/05/1807
RelationshipsSon of William Finch and his second wife Charlotte, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Pomfret
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Authority:
Altname from RS sources
CodeNA3180
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