George Finch (1835–1907)

Finch in 1895.

George Henry Finch (20 February 1835 – 22 May 1907) was an English Conservative politician, who represented Rutland in the House of Commons for 40 years, becoming Father of the House of Commons.

Finch was the son of George Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill near Oakham and Belton.^[1] On the death of his father in 1870 he became an extensive landowner.

Finch was elected as Member of Parliament for Rutland on 23 November 1867. He held the seat until his death in 1907.^[2]

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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Finch

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hon. Gerard Noel Hon. Gilbert Heathcote	Member of Parliament for Rutland 1867–1907 With: Hon. Gerard Noel 1867-1883 James Lowther 1883-1885	Succeeded by John Gretton
Preceded by Sir Michael Hicks Beach	Father of the House 1906–1907	Succeeded by Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Fathers of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Fagg Turgis Musgrave Strangways Onslow Erle Vaughan Vaughan Powlett Isham Turner Bradshaigh Ashe Cartwright Shuttleworth Gybbon Rushout Aislabie FitzRoy-Scudamore Nugent Frederick Ellis Drake Stephens Tudway Aubrey Smith Byng Williams-Wynn Harcourt Burrell Lowther Williams Lowry-Corry Weld-Forester Talbot Villiers Mowbray Beach Hicks Beach Finch Campbell-Bannerman Kennaway Burt O'Connor Lloyd George Winterton O'Neill Grenfell Churchill Butler Turton Strauss Parker Callaghan Braine Heath Dalyell Williams Tapsell Kaufman

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