The Earl of Aylesford | |
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| Predecessor | Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford |
| Successor | Charles Wightwick Finch, 8th Earl of Aylesford |
| Born | 21 February 1849 St George Hanover Square, England |
| Died | 13 January 1885 (aged 35) Big Spring, Texas, United States |
| Buried | St James' Church, Great Packington |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Peers Williams |
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| Father | Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford |
| Mother | Jane Wightwick Knightley |
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Heneage Finch, 7th Earl of Aylesford (21 February 1849 – 13 January 1885), styled The Honourable from birth until 1859, then Lord Guernsey until 1871, and also known as Joseph Heneage Finch, was a British aristocrat and friend of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Finch enjoyed many outdoor pursuits, and in his social circle was nicknamed "Sporting Joe."[1][2][3]
The Aylesford Scandal, a British Society scandal of 1876, as well as financial difficulties,[4] led to Finch leaving the United Kingdom to become a cattle rancher in Big Spring, Texas.
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