Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea

The Earl of Winchilsea
Finch Hatton circa 1875 in Queensland
Born	Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton November 3, 1852
Died	August 14, 1927 (aged 74) London, England, England
Resting place	Ewerby, Lincolnshire
Predecessor	Murray Finch-Hatton
Successor	Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton
Spouse(s)	Anne Jane Codrington
Parents	George Finch Hatton Frances Margaretta Rice

Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham (3 November 1852 – 14 August 1927) was an English peer.

Early life

He 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 from 1847 to 1857, and Elizabeth Knight (1800–1884).

He was educated at Eton and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1874, although he remained at the university for only one year.

Settler in Queensland

From 1875 until 1887, he was a cattle-farmer and goldminer in Queensland, Australia.

Peerage

In 1898, his older brother, Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea died and was survived by his daughter, therefore, Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton succeeded him, becoming both the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.^[1]

Personal life

On 12 January 1882 at St Peter's Church, Eton Square, Middlesex, he married Anne Jane Codrington^[2] (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington and Helen Jane Smith. They had three children:

1. Lady Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (1882–1964), married Captain Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams (1883–1915), second son of Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet;
2. Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (1885–1939), who succeeded his father
3. Denys Finch Hatton (1887–1931), who died unmarried in East Africa, killed in a flying accident.

His brother Harold Finch-Hatton joined him in Queensland, settling in the Mackay area from 1875 to 1883 and wrote an account of his experiences, entitled "Advance Australia".^[3]

He died in London on 14 August 1927 at the age of 74 and was buried at Ewerby, Lincolnshire.^[4]

References

1. "Viscount Maidstone". The Cornishman (31). 13 February 1879. p. 6.
2. "Henry Stormont Finch Hatton". Marriage licence. Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
3. "Family Notices.". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 21 May 1904. p. 36. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
4. Obituary: Lord Winchilsea and Nottingham, in The Times, Tuesday 16 August 1927, p. 13, col. E.