| 词条 | Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford | |
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| honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable | name = The Earl of Aylesford | honorific-suffix = PC, FRS, FSA | image = | imagesize = | caption = | order1 = Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | term_start1 = 1783 | term_end1 = 1804 | monarch1 = George III | primeminister1 = Hon. William Pitt the Younger Henry Addington | predecessor1 = The Earl of Cholmondeley | successor1 = Lord Pelham | order2 = Lord Steward of the Household | term_start2 = 1804 | term_end2 = 1812 | monarch2 = George III | primeminister2 = Hon. William Pitt the Younger The Lord Grenville The Duke of Portland Hon. Spencer Perceval | predecessor2 = The Earl of Dartmouth | successor2 = The Earl of Cholmondeley | birth_date = {{birth-date|4 July 1751|}} | birth_place = Syon House, near London | death_date = {{death-date and age|21 October 1812|4 July 1751}} | death_place = Great Packington, Warwickshire | nationality = British | party = | alma_mater = Christ Church, Oxford | spouse = Lady Louisa Thynne (1760–1832) }} Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford PC, FRS, FSA (4 July 1751 – 21 October 1812), styled Lord Guernsey between 1757 and 1777, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1777 when he succeeded to a peerage. He was also a landscape artist. Background and educationAylesford was the son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Aylesford, and Lady Charlotte Finch, daughter of Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset. He was born at his paternal grandfather's residence, Syon House, near London. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[1] Political careerAylesford was returned to parliament for Castle Rising in 1772, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Maidstone until 1777,when he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III between 1777 and 1783.[2] The latter year he was sworn of the Privy Council[3] and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard[3] by William Pitt the Younger. He retained this office until 1804, the last three years under the premiership of Henry Addington. When Pitt resumed office in 1804, Aylesford was made Lord Steward of the Household. He continued in this office until his death in 1812, under successively Lord Grenville, the Duke of Portland and Spencer Perceval.[2] Aylesford also held the honorary position of High Steward of Sutton Coldfield from 1796 until his death.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} Artistic careerApart from his political career Lord Aylesford was an artist of some repute in the British landscape tradition. Tate Britain has 50 watercolours, drawings and prints by Finch in its collection. In 1795 an Album of Etchings by Lord Aylesford and Others was published.[4] A. P. Oppe wrote an article giving some background and listing 85 of Aylesford's etchings titled The Fourth Earl of Aylesford. The Print Collector's Quarterly 1924, Vol 11, p. 263. Lord Aylesford was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1773 and was a trustee of the British Museum between 1787 and 1812.[1] FamilyLord Aylesford married Lady Louisa Thynne, daughter of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, on 18 November 1781. They lived at Packington Hall near Meriden, Warwickshire and had twelve children:
Lord Aylesford died at Great Packington, Warwickshire, in October 1812, aged 61, from gout in the stomach. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Heneage. The Countess of Aylesford died in December 1832, aged 72.[1] Legacy
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References1. ^1 2 3 thepeerage.com Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford {{s-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{succession box | title=Member of Parliament for Castle Rising2. ^1 {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/finch-heneage-1751-1812| title= FINCH, Heneage, Lord Guernsey (1751-1812).| publisher= History of Parliament Online| accessdate = 1 November 2017}} 3. ^1 {{London Gazette |issue=12506 |date=30 December 1783 |page=1 }} 4. ^Tate Britain example - for full list click "Artist" on "Find similar artworks" near bottom of page. | with = Crisp Molineux | before=Thomas Whately Crisp Molineux | after=Alexander Wedderburn Robert Mackreth | years=1772–1774}}{{succession box | title=Member of Parliament for Maidstone | with = Sir Horace Mann | before=Charles Marsham Robert Gregory | after=Sir Horace Mann, Bt Hon. Charles Finch | years=1774–1777}}{{s-off}}{{succession box | title=Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | before=The Earl of Cholmondeley | after=Lord Pelham | years=1783–1804}}{{succession box | title=Lord Steward | before=The Earl of Dartmouth | after=The Earl of Cholmondeley | years=1804–1812}}{{s-hon}}{{succession box | title=High Steward of Sutton Coldfield | before=The Marquess of Bath | after=The Lord Middleton | years=1796–1812}}{{s-reg|gb}}{{succession box | before=Heneage Finch | title=Earl of Aylesford | years=1777–1812 | after=Heneage Finch}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Aylesford, Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of}} 14 : 1751 births|1812 deaths|Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford|British MPs 1768–74|British MPs 1774–80|18th-century British painters|British male painters|Earls of Aylesford|Fellows of the Royal Society|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain|Finch-Hatton family|Trustees of the British Museum|British printmakers |
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