Background
Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet of Eastwell, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea.
Finch was the son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet of Eastwell, Kent and his wife Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea.
He was Speaker of the English House of Commons in 1626. He matriculated into Trinity College, Cambridge in about 1592 and was awarded Bachelor in 1596. He was admitted at Inner Temple in 1597 and called to the bar in 1606.
He became recorder of London in 1621 and held the post until his death in 1631.
Also in 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for West Looe. He was knighted on 22 June 1623 and became sergeant-at-law.
In 1624, Finch was elected Member of Parliament for the City of London. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for the CIty of London in 1625 and in 1626 and was chosen to serve as Speaker of the House for his last term in 1626.
Finch died at the age of 51 and was buried at Ravenstone, Buckinghamshire.
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In 1607 Finch was elected Member of Parliament for Rye.