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Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea

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The Earl of Winchilsea
PredecessorHenry Finch-Hatton
SuccessorChristopher Finch-Hatton
BornGuy Montagu George Finch-Hatton
(1885-05-28)May 28, 1885
DiedFebruary 10, 1939(1939-02-10) (aged 53)
London, England
Spouse(s)Margaretta Armstrong Drexel
ParentsHenry Finch-Hatton
Anne Jane Codrington

Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea and 9th Earl of Nottingham (28 May 1885 – 10 February 1939). Finch-Hatton was brother to renowned big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton and his daughter married Whitney Straight, of the American Whitney family.

Early life

Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton was born on May 28, 1885 and was the son of Henry Finch-Hatton (1852–1927) and Anne Jane Codrington,[1] (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington and Helen Jane Smith. Together, his parents had:

  1. Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (1882-1964)[2]
  2. Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton (1885-1939)
  3. Denys Finch Hatton (1887–1931), big-game hunter

Finch-Hatton's father, the 13th Earl of Winchilsea was the second 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 (1790–1878), British MP for Dover (1847–1857), and Elizabeth Knight (1800–1884).

In 1927, Finch-Hatton acceded to the title upon the death of his father, Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea.

Personal life

He married Margaretta Armstrong Drexel (1885-1952), the daughter of Anthony Joseph Drexel Jr. and granddaughter of Anthony Joseph Drexel, a member of the wealthy Philadelphia banking dynasty, on 8 June 1910. They had three children:

  1. Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea (1911–1950)
  2. Lady Daphne Margarita Finch-Hatton (1913-2003), who married Whitney Straight (1912–1979)[3][4]
  3. Lady Henrietta Diana Juanita Finch-Hatton (1917-1977),[2] who married Peter Frank Tiarks (1910-1975)[5]

Finch-Hatton died in London in 1939 at the age of 53.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Henry Stormont Finch Hatton". Marriage licence. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Whitney Straight to Wed in England". The New York Times. April 11, 1935. Retrieved 3 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Deaths STRAIGHT, LADY DAPHNE MARGARITA". The New York Times. June 5, 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Staff. "The Tiarks family of Chislehurst". kemnal-road.org.uk. Kemnal Road, Chislehurst, Kent. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Winchilsea
1927–1939 		Succeeded by
Earl of Nottingham
7th creation
1927–1939
Viscount Maidstone
1927–1939
Baron Finch of Daventry
1927–1939
Baronetage of England
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1927–1939 		Succeeded by
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