Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British peer and Member of Parliament who served as First Lord of Trade 1711–1712.
Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1672
Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 16-Aug-1712
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea
- Charles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC (26 September 1672 – 16 August 1712) was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689.
- He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone (son of Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea) and Elizabeth Wyndham. From 1702 to 1703 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary to Hanover.
- In 1702, he was appointed Vice-Admiral of Kent, and in 1704, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of that county.
- He was dismissed from all his Kentish offices in 1705.
- In 1711, he was sworn of the Privy Council and was appointed First Lord of Trade.
- Upon his death in 1712, he was succeeded as Earl of Winchilsea by his uncle, Heneage Finch.
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