Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea
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Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham, KG, PC (24 May 1689 – 2 August 1769) was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and his second wife Anne Hatton, daughter of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton. His father was a prominent Tory politician who had been one of the few leading Tories to actively support the Hanoverian succession.
Winchilsea supported the creation of London's Foundling Hospital, a charity providing home and education for some of the capital's many abandoned children. Winchilsea was one of the original governors for this organisation, founded in 1739.
Although his father had been a supporter of Walpole, Winchilsea became instead a supporter of Lord Carteret in the so-called "Patriot Opposition". When Carteret became leading minister in 1742, Winchilsea joined as well, becoming First Lord of the Admiralty (1742–1744). Later on, he allied himself with Newcastle and the Old Whigs, and served as Lord President in the Rockingham administration (1765–1766).
He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1752.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Paul Methuen |
Comptroller of the Household 1725–1730 |
Succeeded by: Sir Conyers Darcy |
| Preceded by: Sir Charles Wager |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1742–1744 |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Bedford |
| Preceded by: The Earl Temple |
First Lord of the Admiralty 1757 |
Succeeded by: The Lord Anson |
| Preceded by: The Duke of Bedford |
Lord President of the Council 1765–1766 |
Succeeded by: The Earl of Northington |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by: Daniel Finch |
Earl of Winchilsea 1730–1769 |
Succeeded by: George Finch |
| Earl of Nottingham 1730–1769 |
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