Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an influential 18th-century British lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

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instanceOf British lawyer
British politician
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
human
birthDate 1690-12-01
birthPlace Dover
Kent
child Amabel Yorke
Charles Yorke
John Yorke
Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathDate 1764-03-06
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Charterhouse School
Middle Temple
endTime 1756-11-19
familyName Yorke
father Philip Yorke (customs officer)
fieldOfWork equity law
givenName Philip
knownFor influence on English equity law
long tenure as Lord Chancellor
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
monarchDuringTerm George I of Great Britain
George II of Great Britain
mother Elizabeth Gibbon
nobleTitle Earl of Hardwicke
notableEvent created Earl of Hardwicke in 1754
notableWork Juridical decisions as Lord Chancellor
occupation judge
lawyer
statesman
officeContested Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
surface form: Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench

Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Solicitor General for England and Wales
precededBy Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot
residence Wimpole Hall
spouse Margaret Cocks
startTime 1737-02-21
succeededBy Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington

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Sir Charles Yorke father Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Sir Charles Yorke sibling Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
this entity surface form: Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
Sir Charles Yorke child Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
this entity surface form: Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke
Yorke hasNotableBearer Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Charles Philip Yorke hasAncestor Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke