Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea

Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC (26 September 1672 – 16 August 1712) was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone (son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea) and Elizabeth Wyndham.

From 1702 to 1703 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover. In 1702, he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Kent, and in 1704, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of that county. He was dismissed from all his Kentish offices in 1705. In 1711, he was sworn of the Privy Council and was appointed First Lord of Trade. Upon his death in 1712, he was succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea by his uncle, Heneage Finch.

References

http://thepeerage.com/p2529.htm#i25287

Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Stamford	First Lord of Trade 1711–1712	Succeeded by The Lord Guilford
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Romney	Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Kent 1704–1705	Succeeded by The Lord Rockingham
Preceded by The Earl of Romney	Vice-Admiral of Kent 1702–1705	Succeeded by The Lord Rockingham
Peerage of England
Preceded by Heneage Finch	Earl of Winchilsea 1689–1712	Succeeded by Heneage Finch
	Viscount Maidstone 1689–1712
	Baron FitzHerbert 1689–1712
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Heneage Finch	Baronet (of Eastwell, Kent) 1689–1712	Succeeded by Heneage Finch

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