Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (24 April 1786 – 3 January 1859) was a British peer, the eldest son of Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford.

He was styled Lord Guernsey until he succeeded his father in 1812.

Aylesford married in 1821 Augusta Sophia Greville, daughter of George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick. His children included Augusta Finch who was born in 1822 and she came a philanthropist and a Countess of Dartmouth.[1]

He was High Steward of Sutton Coldfield from 1835 until his death.

References

  1. K. D. Reynolds, ‘Legge , Augusta, countess of Dartmouth (1822–1900)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 12 March 2017
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Lord George Thynne
Robert Steele
Member of Parliament for Weobly
1807–1812
With: Lord George Thynne
Succeeded by
Lord George Thynne
Lord Apsley
Honorary titles
Preceded by
The Lord Middleton
High Steward of Sutton Coldfield
1835–1859
Succeeded by
The Lord Leigh
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Heneage Finch
Earl of Aylesford
1812–1859
Succeeded by
Heneage Finch


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