Francis Finch (born c. 1585) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in theHouse of Commons between 1624 and 1629.
Finch was the son ofSir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet of Eastwell, Kent, and his wifeElizabeth Heneage, daughter and heiress ofSir Thomas Heneage. He matriculated atCorpus Christi College, Oxford on 12 June 1601, aged 15. He was called to the bar atInner Temple in 1614.[1] In 1624, he was electedMember of Parliament forEye for theHappy Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Eye in 1625, 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEye 1624–1629 With:Sir Henry Crofts 1624 Sir Roger North 1625–1629 | Parliament suspended until 1640 |