Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford

Heneage Finch, 6th Earl of Aylesford DL (24 December 1824 – 10 January 1871), styled Lord Guernsey until 1859, was a British peer and politician.

Born in Packington, Warwickshire, Aylesford was the son of Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford and his wife Lady Augusta Sophia, fourth daughter of George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick.

[4] Finch became a major of the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry in 1848 and represented the county as Deputy Lieutenant from 1852.

[2] He entered the British House of Commons in 1849, sitting for Warwickshire South until 1857.

Two years later, he succeeded his father in the earldom and took his seat in the House of Lords.

Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable [ 1 ]