George James Finch-Hatton, 11th Earl of Winchilsea and 6th Earl of Nottingham (31 May 1815 – 9 June 1887), styled Viscount Maidstone between 1826 and 1857, was a British peer and Tory politician.
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Winchilsea was the son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea and 5th Earl of Nottingham and his first wife Lady Georgiana Charlotte, daughter of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose.
Winchilsea was elected Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire North in 1837, a seat he held until 1841. In 1858 he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Winchilsea was twice married. He married firstly Lady Constance Henrietta, daughter of Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey, in 1846. They had one son and three daughters. After her death in March 1878 he married secondly Lady Elizabeth Georgiana, daughter of Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham, in 1882. There were no children from this marriage. Lord Winchilsea died in June 1887, aged 72. His only son, George Finch-Hatton, Viscount Maidstone (1852-1879), had predeceased him, and he was succeeded in his titles by his half-brother, Murray Finch-Hatton. Lady Winchilsea died in February 1904.
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| Preceded by Lord Brudenell Thomas Philip Maunsell |
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire North 1837 – 1841 With: Thomas Philip Maunsell |
Succeeded by Thomas Philip Maunsell Augustus Stafford |
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| Preceded by George Finch-Hatton |
Earl of Winchilsea 1858 – 1887 |
Succeeded by Murray Finch-Hatton |
| Earl of Nottingham 7th creation 1858 – 1887 |
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| Viscount Maidstone 1858 – 1887 |
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| Baron Finch of Daventry 1858 – 1887 |
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| Preceded by George Finch-Hatton |
Baronet (of Raunston, Buckinghamshire) 1858 – 1887 |
Succeeded by Murray Finch-Hatton |
| Baronet (of Eastwell, Kent) 1858 – 1887 |
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