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<p> First Earl of [[Nottingham]] and Lord [[Chancellor]] of England, born in Kent, studied at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1645; at the [[Restoration]] he was appointed Solicitor-General, and took an active part in prosecuting the regicides; in 1670 he became Attorney-General, and in 1675 Lord-Chancellor; he presided as Lord-High [[Steward]] at the trial of [[Stafford]] in 1680, and pronounced judgment in a speech of great eloquence (1621-1682). </p> | Heneage Finch <ref name="term_73029" /> | ||
==References == | <p> First [[Earl]] of [[Nottingham]] and Lord [[Chancellor]] of England, born in Kent, studied at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1645; at the [[Restoration]] he was appointed Solicitor-General, and took an active part in prosecuting the regicides; in 1670 he became Attorney-General, and in 1675 Lord-Chancellor; he presided as Lord-High [[Steward]] at the trial of [[Stafford]] in 1680, and pronounced judgment in a speech of great eloquence (1621-1682). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73029"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/finch,+heneage Heneage Finch from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73029"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/finch,+heneage Heneage Finch from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 15 October 2021
Heneage Finch [1]
First Earl of Nottingham and Lord Chancellor of England, born in Kent, studied at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1645; at the Restoration he was appointed Solicitor-General, and took an active part in prosecuting the regicides; in 1670 he became Attorney-General, and in 1675 Lord-Chancellor; he presided as Lord-High Steward at the trial of Stafford in 1680, and pronounced judgment in a speech of great eloquence (1621-1682).
