George Finch-Hatton Esq FRS (30 June 1747 – 17 February 1823)[1] was an English aristocrat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1784.

[2] George was educated at Westminster School and at Christ's College, Cambridge, being awarded a Master of Arts degree in 1768.

[4] In the same year 1774, George now had surplus from the sale of the house, commissioned Robert Adam to rebuild Eastwell Park, but each of the designs were declined and eventually went on hold.

[5] He eventually rebuilt the house at Eastwell between 1793 and 1800 to designs by Robert Adam's former draughtsman Joseph Bonomi in Neo-classical style.

[12] In May 1812, he attended royal court and was presented to the Prince Regent at Carlton House as Lieutenant-Colonel Finch-Hatton, 1st East Kent local militia.

[17] In March 1805, the 3rd Earl of Mansfield invited his sister Lady Elizabeth and George to attend a grand dinner at Mansfield House in Portland Place, with his royal highness Prince Adolphus, Marquess of Bath, Lord Grantham, Lord Somerville, and other distinguished guests.

In her letters to her sister Cassandra in August 1805, Austen described the family at Eastwell and she seemed to have feelings for George's younger brother, Edward Finch-Hatton.

instead Jane was in awe by Elizabeth's music skill praising "but her eloquence lies in her fingers; they were most fluently harmonious.

""George is a fine boy, and well behaved, but Daniel chiefly delighted me; the good humour of his countenance is quite bewitching.

[24] In July 1817, Lady Anne Murray passed away and his wife inherited her aunt's estate including Marlborough House in Brighton, they decided to sell the house and the interested buyer was Prince Leopold, for Princess Charlotte to spend some time in after birthing, but as she died during negotiations, it did not proceed.

[25][26]Finch-Hatton died in February 1823 at the age of 75 at Eastwell Park surrounded by "his tenderly attached and afflicted family".