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YORKE, PHILIP.
Adm. Fell.-Com. at QUEENS', Apr. 15, 1774.
Of Middlesex . [Eldest s. of the Rt. Hon. Charles (1739), deceased, Attorney-General (by his 1st wife, Catherine, only dau. of William Freeman). B. May 31, 1757.
School, Harrow.] Matric. Michs. 1775; M.A. 1776; Hon. LL.D. 1811.
Of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire . High Steward of the University, 1806-34.
M.P. for Cambridgeshire , 1780-90.
Succeeded his uncle as 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, May, 1796.
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland , 1801-6. Supported Catholic emancipation and the Reform bill, 1831.
Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire , 1790-1834.
A Trustee of the British Museum, 1802-34.
K.G., 1803.
F.R.S., 1790.
F.S.A., 1791; P.C., 1801.
Married, July 24, 1782, Elizabeth, dau. of the Earl of Balcarres, and had issue.
Died Nov. 18, 1834; buried at Wimpole.
Father of Philip, Viscount Royston (1801, sub Royston); half-brother of Charles P. (1781).
( Harrow Sch. Reg.; D.N.B.; G.E.C. )
Philip YORKE
Approx. lifespan: 1757–1834
Fell.-Com. Queens' College adm1774:04:15
Of Middlesex ,
Eldest s. of Rt Hon. Charles YORKE (1739) deceased Attorney-General: (by his 1st wife Catherine FREEMAN only dau. of William FREEMAN )
b. 1757:05:31
Sch: Harrow School Harrow, [Middlesex],
Matric 1775:10MT:
MA 1776
Hon.LLD 1811
Of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire ,
High Steward of University 1806-34
M.P. for: : Cambridgeshire , 1780-90
Succeeded his uncle as 3rd Earl of Hardwicke 1796:05
Lord-Lieutenant of: Ireland , 1801-06
Supported Catholic emancipation and the Reform bill 1831
Lord-Lieutenant of: Cambridgeshire , 1790-1834
Trustee of: : British Museum 1802-34
KG 1803
FRS 1790
FSA 1791
P.C.: 1801
m. 1782:07:24 Elizabeth LINDSAY dau. of the Earl of Balcarres
had issue
d. ; 1834:11:18
buried Wimpole, [Cambridgeshire],
father of Philip YORKE (1801) Viscount Royston ( sub Royston)
half-brother of Charles P. YORKE (1781)
( Harrow School Reg.; D.N.B.; G.E.C. )

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