Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Baronet

Sir Theophilus Finch, 2nd Baronet was an English nobleman and politician.

Early life

Finch was born on 2 October 1573. He was the eldest son of Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet, and Elizabeth Finch, suo jure Countess of Winchilsea. Among his younger siblings were Thomas Finch, Sir Heneage Finch, Francis Finch, and Lady Catherine Finch.
His maternal grandparents were Anne Poyntz and Sir Thomas Heneage, who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household in the latter years of the reign of Elizabeth I.

Career

Finch matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford in 1588, earning his B.A. in 1592. He was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1618.
Finch was knighted in 1599. He was returned as a Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth in 1614.

Personal life

On 16 July 1596, he married Agnes Heydon, only child of Sir Christopher Heydon of Baconsthorpe, and, his third wife, Agnes Crane.
Sir Theophilus died in and was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral near his maternal grandfather, Sir Thomas Heneage. His widow died the following year and was buried in St. Anne's Church, Blackfriars.