. ▁ ▁The ▁current , ▁sevent h , ▁creation ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁for ▁H ene age ▁Fin ch , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Not ting ham , ▁who ▁died ▁one ▁year ▁later . ▁Before ▁being ▁created ▁ear l ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁and ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot . ▁His ▁son ▁Daniel ▁Fin ch ▁inherited ▁the ▁Ear ld om ▁of ▁Win ch il se a ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 9 . ▁The ▁second ▁ear l ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁politician , ▁serving ▁as ▁Lord ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁Depart ments , ▁and ▁First ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty . ▁ ▁For ▁subsequent ▁family ▁history , ▁see ▁Earl ▁of ▁Win ch il se a ▁and ▁Not ting ham . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁Daniel ▁Fin ch - H at ton , ▁ 1 7 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Win ch il se a ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁ ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Not ting ham , ▁First ▁creation ▁( 1 3 7 7 ) ▁ ▁John ▁de ▁M ow b ray ▁( 1 3 6 5 - 1 3 8 3 ), ▁ 5 th ▁Baron ▁M ow b ray ▁ ▁Ear ls ▁of ▁Not ting ham , ▁Second ▁creation ▁( 1 3 8 3 ) ▁ ▁Thomas ▁de ▁M ow b ray , ▁