Earl of Hardwicke
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. It was created in 1754 for Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762....
, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1737 to 1756. He had already been created Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke in the County of Gloucester, in 1733, and was made Viscount Royston at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles were also in the Peerage of Great Britain. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented Reigate
Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)
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and Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire
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. Lord Hardwicke married Lady Jemima Campbell
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey and Countess of Hardwicke was a British peeress.She was a daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Amabel Grey. Her maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent and Jemima Crew.On 22 May 1740, she married Hon...
, only daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane, and granddaughter and heiress of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent KG PC was a British politician and courtier.-Family:He was a son of Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent and Mary Grey, 1st Baroness Lucas of Crudwell...
, who succeeded her grandfather as Marchioness Grey in 1722 (a title which became extinct on her death). They had two daughters of whom the eldest, Lady Amabel, was created Countess De Grey in her own right in 1816.
Lord Hardwicke was succeeded by his nephew, the third Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Charles Yorke
Charles Yorke
Charles Yorke was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Life:The second son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, he was born in London, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His literary abilities were shown at an early age by his collaboration with his brother Philip in the...
, second son of the first Earl. He was a prominent politician and served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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between 1801 and 1805. Lord Hardwicke died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his nephew, the fourth Earl. He was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
Joseph Sydney Yorke
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral.-Family and early life:...
, third son of the aforementioned Charles Yorke. Like his father he was a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and also held political office in the first two Conservative
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administrations of the Earl of Derby
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
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as Postmaster General
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and as Lord Privy Seal
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.
His son, the fifth Earl, was also a Conservative politician and served under Derby as Comptroller of the Household
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and under Benjamin Disraeli as Master of the Buckhounds
Master of the Buckhounds
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. He was succeeded by his son, the sixth Earl. He also held political office and served in the Conservative administrations of Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
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and Arthur Balfour
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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...
as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
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and Under-Secretary of State for War
Under-Secretary of State for War
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. However, he died unmarried at an early age and was succeeded by his uncle, the seventh Earl. He was a Captain in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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. His eldest son, the eighth Earl, was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Alfred Ernest Frederick Yorke, second son of the seventh Earl. the titles are held by the ninth Earl's grandson, the tenth Earl, who succeeded in 1974. He is the only son of Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston (d. 1973), only son of the ninth Earl.
Other family members
Numerous other members of the Yorke family have also gained distinction. The Honourable Charles YorkeCharles Yorke
Charles Yorke was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Life:The second son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, he was born in London, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. His literary abilities were shown at an early age by his collaboration with his brother Philip in the...
, second son of the first Earl, was also Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
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of Great Britain
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. He was the father of 1) the third Earl, 2) Charles Philip Yorke
Charles Philip Yorke
Charles Philip Yorke PC, FRS, FSA , was a British politician. He notably served as Home Secretary from 1803 to 1804.-Background:...
, Home Secretary
Home Secretary
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between 1803 and 1804, and 3) Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke
Joseph Sydney Yorke
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral.-Family and early life:...
, an Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, who was the father of the Honourable Eliot Yorke
Eliot Yorke
The Hon. Eliot Douglas Thomas Yorke , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Yorke was the third son of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, second son of Charles Yorke, second son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke. His mother was Elizabeth Weake Rattray, daughter of...
, Member of Parliament
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for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Knights...
. The Honourable Joseph Yorke
Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
General Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover KB, PC , styled The Honourable Joseph Yorke until 1761 and The Honourable Sir Joseph Yorke between 1761 and 1788, was a British soldier, diplomat and Whig politician....
, third son of the first Earl, was a soldier, politician and diplomat and was created Baron Dover
Baron Dover
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in 1788. The Honourable John Yorke, fourth son of the first Earl, sat as Member of Parliament
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for Reigate
Reigate (UK Parliament constituency)
Reigate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
and Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)
Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
. The Right Reverend the Honourable James Yorke, fifth son of the first Earl, was Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...
. He was the father of 1) Joseph Yorke, who was the father of Joseph Yorke
Joseph Yorke (MP)
Joseph Yorke , was a British Member of Parliament.Yorke was the son of Joseph Yorke and Catherine, daughter of James Cocks and sister of Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers. His grandfather the Right Reverend James Yorke was the fifth son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke...
, Member of Parliament for Reigate, who was the father of John Yorke, a Conservative politician, who was the grandfather of the author Henry Green
Henry Green
Henry Green was the nom de plume of Henry Vincent Yorke , an English author best remembered for the novel Loving, which was featured by Time in its list of the 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.- Biography :Green was born near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, into an educated family...
; and 2) Reverend Philip Yorke, who was the father of Colonel Philip James Yorke (1799-1874), a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
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, and Reginald Yorke (1803-1870), a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
.
Lady Jemima Yorke
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey
Jemima Yorke, 2nd Marchioness Grey and Countess of Hardwicke was a British peeress.She was a daughter of John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Amabel Grey. Her maternal grandparents were Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent and Jemima Crew.On 22 May 1740, she married Hon...
, wife of the second Earl, succeeded her maternal grandfather as Marchioness Grey in 1740. Lady Amabel Yorke, elder daughter of the second Earl, was created Countess de Grey in 1816 (see Marquess of Ripon
Marquess of Ripon
Marquess of Ripon was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1870 for the Liberal politician George Robinson, 2nd Earl of Ripon. The Robinson family descended from William Robinson , a wealthy York merchant, Lord Mayor and Member of Parliament for York...
). Lady Mary Yorke, younger daughter of the second Earl, was the mother of Prime Minister F. J. Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon. Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston
Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston
Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston , was a British politician.Yorke was the eldest son of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. He was the grandson of Charles Yorke and the nephew of Charles Philip Yorke and Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke...
, eldest son of the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Reigate. The Honourable Elliot Yorke
Elliot Yorke
The Hon. Eliot Constantine Yorke DL , was a British politician and courtier.-Background:Yorke was the fourth son of Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, and the Hon...
, fourth son of the fourth Earl, was Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire. Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet
Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet
Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet PC was an English-born politician and judge in Ireland.Yorke was born in Northampton, son of the Reverend John Yorke...
, cousin of the first Earl, was a judge in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Earls of Hardwicke (1754)
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762....
(1690–1764) - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS , and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1741 he became a fellow of the Royal Society...
(1720–1790) - Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke KG, PC, FRS , known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
(1757–1834)- Philip Yorke, Viscount RoystonPhilip Yorke, Viscount RoystonPhilip Yorke, Viscount Royston , was a British politician.Yorke was the eldest son of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, by Lady Elizabeth, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres. He was the grandson of Charles Yorke and the nephew of Charles Philip Yorke and Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke...
(1784–1808) - Charles James Yorke, Viscount Royston (1797–1810)
- Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston
- Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of HardwickeCharles Yorke, 4th Earl of HardwickeAdmiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke PC , was a British naval commander and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1799–1873) - Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of HardwickeCharles Yorke, 5th Earl of HardwickeCharles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke PC, DL , styled Viscount Royston until 1873, and nicknamed Champagne Charlie for his love of the high life, was a British aristocrat, Conservative politician, dandy and bankrupt.-Background:Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admiral Charles Yorke, 4th Earl...
(1836–1897) - Albert Edward Phillip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of HardwickeAlbert Yorke, 6th Earl of HardwickeAlbert Edward Philip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke DL , styled Viscount Royston between 1873 and 1897, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1867–1904) - John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of HardwickeJohn Yorke, 7th Earl of HardwickeCaptain John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke DL, JP , styled The Honourable John Yorke until 1904, was a British naval commander and peer....
(1840–1909) - Charles Alexander Yorke, 8th Earl of Hardwicke (1869–1936)
- Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke (1906–1974)
- Philip Simon Prospero Lindley Rupert Yorke, Viscount Royston (1938–1973)
- Joseph Philip Sebastian Yorke, 10th Earl of HardwickeJoseph Yorke, 10th Earl of HardwickeJoseph Philip Sebastian Yorke, 10th Earl of Hardwicke is a Conservative hereditary Peer.Yorke was born on 3 February 1971 and succeeded to the title at the age of three, at the death of his grandfather, Philip Grantham Yorke, 9th Earl of Hardwicke on 31 December 1974; his father, Philip Yorke,...
(b. 1971)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son, Philip Alexander Joseph Yorke, Viscount Royston (b. 2009).