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| John FINCH Adm. pens. (age 18) at CHRIST'S, 11 Apr., 1645. 3rd s. of Sir Heneage (1592), Speaker of the House of Commons. B. in London , 1626 . Schools, Eton [ Buckinghamshire ] and Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]. Adm. at the Inner Temple, 1644 . Removed to Balliol College, Oxford. B.A. 1647 . Incorp. at Cambridge, 1647 . M.A. (Cambridge) 1649 ; M.D. (Padua [ Italy ]) 1660 . Incorp. at Cambridge, 1660 . Became English Consul at Padua [ Italy ] and Syndic of the University; afterwards professor at Pisa [ Italy ]. Returned to England and was elected extraordinary fellow of the College of Physicians, 1661 . Knighted, 10 Jun., 1661. F.R.S. 1663 . Minister to the Grand Duke of Tuscany [ Italy ], 1665 . Ambassador at Constantinople [ Turkey ], 1672-82 . Went on special mission to Adrianople [ Turkey ???], 1675 . Died in London , 14 Nov., 1682. Buried, in the same vault in Christ's College Chapel, with his friend Sir Thomas Baines. Benefactor to the College. ( Peile, I. 492; D.N.B. ) | John FINCH Approx. lifespan: 1626–1682 Adm. pens. (age 18) at Christ's College 1645:04:11 3rd s. of Sir Heneage FINCH (1592) Speaker of the House of Commons. b. in London 1626 Schools Sch: Eton and Oxford, [ Oxfordshire ] Adm. at the Inner Temple 1644 Removed to Balliol College [Oxford] B.A. 1647 Incorp. at Cambridge University 1647 M.A. (Cambridge) 1649 M.D. ( Padua, [ Italy ] ) 1660 Incorp. at Cambridge University 1660 Became English Consul at Padua, [ Italy ] and Syndic of the University; afterwards professor at Pisa, [ Italy ] Returned to England and was elected extraordinary fellow of the College of Physicians 1661 Knighted 1661:06:10 F.R.S. 1663 Minister to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, [ Italy ] 1665 Ambassador at Constantinople, [ Turkey ] 1672-82 Went on special mission to Adrianople, [ Turkey ???] 1675 Died in London 1682:11:14 buried, in the same vault in Christ's College Chapel, with his friend Sir Thomas BAINES Benefactor to the College. ( Peile I. 492; D.N.B. ) [app:]Portrait by Lely and made relief by Catterus at Christ's College . Portrait by C. Dolci at Fitzwilliam Museum, ^Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] [:app] [app:](Goodison: CCS : 26-7 (C. Portraits, 2))[:app] |