Wheeler brilliantly conjures the mystical beauty of Kenya at a time when teeming herds of wild animals roamed unmolested across pristine savannah. In 1910, searching for novelty and danger, Finch Hatton arrived in British East Africa and fell in love–with a continent, with a landscape, with a way of life that was about to change forever. Tall and graceful, with the soul of a poet and an athlete’s relaxed masculinity, he became a hero without trying at Eton and Oxford. Now esteemed British biographer Sara Wheeler tells the truth about this extraordinarily charismatic adventurer.īorn to an old aristocratic family that had gambled away most of its fortune, Finch Hatton grew up in a world of effortless elegance and boundless power. A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable stories in Out of Africa. He died in London on 14 August 1927 at the age of 74 and was buried at Ewerby, Lincolnshire.Denys Finch Hatton was adored by women and idolized by men. Denys Finch Hatton (1887–1931), who died unmarried in East Africa, killed in a flying accident.Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton, 14th Earl of Winchilsea (1885–1939), who married American heiress Margaretta Armstrong Drexel and succeeded his father.Osmond Trahairn Deudraeth Williams (1883–1915), second son of Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet. Lady Gladys Margaret Finch-Hatton (1882–1964), who married Capt.On 12 January 1882 at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, he married Anne Jane Codrington (died 20 June 1924), daughter of Admiral Sir Henry Codrington and Helen Jane Smith. In 1898, his older brother, Murray Finch-Hatton, 12th Earl of Winchilsea died and was survived by his daughter, therefore, Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton succeeded him, becoming both the Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham. His brother Harold Finch-Hatton joined him in Queensland, settling in the Mackay area from 1875 to 1883 and wrote an account of his experiences, entitled "Advance Australia". He was educated at Eton and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford in 1874, although he remained at the university for only one year.įrom 1875 until 1887, he was a cattle-farmer and gold miner in Queensland, Australia. His maternal grandparents were Edward Royd Rice, British MP for Dover from 1847 to 1857, and the former Elizabeth Knight daughter of Edward Austen Knight, brother of Jane Austen He was the third son of George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea (1791–1858) and his third wife Frances Margaretta Rice (1820–1909). Henry Stormont Finch-Hatton, 13th Earl of Winchilsea and 8th Earl of Nottingham (3 November 1852 – 14 August 1927) was an English peer.
Arms of Finch: Argent, a chevron between three griffins passant sable
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