Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham

The Right Honourable The Earl of Nottingham PC
The Earl of Nottingham by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, c. 1680
Lord Chancellor
In office 1675–1682
Preceded by	The Earl of Shaftesbury
Succeeded by	Sir Francis North
Lord Keeper
In office 1673–1675
Preceded by	The Earl of Shaftesbury
Succeeded by	Sir Francis North
Attorney General
In office 1670–1673
Preceded by	Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Bt
Succeeded by	Sir Francis North
Solicitor General
In office 1660–1670
Preceded by	William Ellis
Succeeded by	Sir Edward Turnour
Member of Parliament for Oxford University
In office 1661–1674 Serving with Laurence Hyde
Preceded by	Thomas Clayton John Mylles
Succeeded by	Laurence Hyde Thomas Thynne
Member of Parliament for Canterbury
In office 1660–1660 Serving with Sir Anthony Aucher
Preceded by	Sir Edward Master John Nutt
Succeeded by	Francis Lovelace Sir Edward Master
Personal details
Born	Heneage Finch (1620-12-23)23 December 1620 Eastwell, Kent
Died	18 December 1682(1682-12-18) (aged 61) Great Queen Street, London
Spouse	Elizabeth Harvey ​ ​ (after 1646)​
Parent(s)	Sir Heneage Finch Frances Bell Finch
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham, PC (23 December 1620 – 18 December 1682), Lord Chancellor of England, was descended from the old family of Finch, many of whose members had attained high legal eminence, and was the eldest son of Sir Heneage Finch, Recorder of London, by his first wife Frances Bell, daughter of Sir Edmond Bell of Beaupre Hall, Norfolk.^[1]