Christopher Finch-Hatton, 15th Earl of Winchilsea
| The Earl of Winchilsea | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton 2 August 1911 |
| Died | 7 March 1950 (aged 38) |
| Predecessor | Guy Finch-Hatton |
| Successor | Christopher Finch-Hatton |
| Spouse(s) |
Countess Gladys Széchényi (m. 1935; div. 1945) Agnes Mary Conroy (m. 1946; his death 1950) |
| Parents |
Guy Finch-Hatton Margaretta Armstrong Drexel |
Christopher Guy Heneage Finch-Hatton (2 August 1911 – 7 March 1950) was the 15th Earl of Winchilsea and 10th Earl of Nottingham. He acceded to the titles in 1939 on the death of his father, Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea. His mother was Margaretta Armstrong Drexel, the daughter of banker Anthony Joseph Drexel of Philadelphia.
Finch-Hatton was born on 2 August 1911 to Guy Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (1885–1939) and his wife Margaretta Armstrong Drexel (1885–1952). His paternal grandfather was Henry Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea (1852–1927), and his great-grandfather was Admiral Sir Henry Codrington (1808–1877), a captain who provided refuge on board ship for Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his family who were fleeing from revolutionary forces and then commanded the HMS Royal George in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. Codrington went on to be Admiral superintendent of Malta Dockyard and then Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
His maternal grandfather was banker Anthony J. Drexel Jr. (1864-1934) of Philadelphia, and his great-grandfather was Anthony Joseph Drexel (1826–1893), the founder of Drexel, Morgan & Co., along with J. P. Morgan, in New York in 1871, as well as the founder of Drexel University in 1891.
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