page_title: George Finch (politician, born 1835)
hierarchical_section_title: George Finch (politician, born 1835)
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial to George Finch in Holy Cross Church, Burley
context_page_description: George Henry Finch PC was an English Conservative politician, who represented Rutland in the House of Commons for 40 years, becoming Father of the House of Commons.
  Finch was the son of George Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill near Oakham and Belton. On the death of his father in 1870 he became an extensive landowner, inheriting Burley House, near Oakham, Rutland.
  Finch was elected as Member of Parliament for Rutland on 23 November 1867. He held the seat until his death in 1907.
  He married twice; firstly, in 1861, Emily Eglantyne Balfour, who died in 1865 after giving him a son and 2 daughters and secondly, Edith Montgomery, with whom he had a further 7 children. Burley House passed to his son Alan George Finch.
context_section_description: George Henry Finch PC (20 February 1835 – 22 May 1907) was an English Conservative politician, who represented  Rutland in the House of Commons for 40 years, becoming Father of the House of Commons.
  Finch was the son of George Finch, of Burley-on-the-Hill near Oakham and Belton. On the death of his father in 1870 he became an extensive landowner, inheriting Burley House, near Oakham, Rutland.
  Finch was elected as Member of Parliament for Rutland on 23 November 1867. He held the seat until his death in 1907.
  He married twice; firstly, in 1861, Emily Eglantyne Balfour, who died in 1865 after giving him a son and 2 daughters and secondly, Edith Montgomery, with whom he had a further 7 children. Burley House passed to his son Alan George Finch.
caption: Memorial to George Finch in Holy Cross Church, Burley
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