Background
Winch was the son of Onslow Winch of Everton, Huntingdonshire and grandson of Sir Humphry Winch, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (died 1625).
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Humphrey Winch
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Career
Winch purchased the Hawnes estate in Bedfordshire in 1654 and by 1659 had sold the manor of Everton which he had inherited from his father. He was created a baronet of Hawnes in the County of Bedford on 9 June 1660. In 1661 he was elected Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire in the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.
He sold the estate of Hawnes in 1667 to Sir George Carteret, Baronet
He was Member of Parliament for Great Marlow from 1679 to 1681 and from 1685 to 1689. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty between 1679 and 1684.
Winch died at the age of 81. Winch married Rebecca Browne, daughter of Alderman Martin Browne of London.
Membership
Cavalier Parliament. Exclusion Bill Parliament. Habeas Corpus Parliament]
In 1660, Winch was elected Member of Parliament for Bedford in the Convention Parliament.
