Sir Charles Yorke

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Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
barrister
human
lawyer
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
child Charles Philip Yorke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
surface form: Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Cambridge University
Charterhouse School
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
ethnicGroup English
familyName Yorke
father Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
fieldOfWork English law
constitutional law
politics of Great Britain
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix Sir
memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of Great Britain
mother Margaret Cocks
nativeLanguage English
nobleTitle Knight
notableFor brief and dramatic tenure as Lord Chancellor
service as Attorney General under multiple ministries
notableWork legal opinions on constitutional matters
participation in the prosecution of John Wilkes
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
parliamentaryHouse House of Commons of Great Britain
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Member of Parliament
Solicitor General for England and Wales
sibling Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
surface form: Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
spouse Agnes Cocks
workLocation City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster

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Treasurer of the Navy officeHeldBy Sir Charles Yorke
Margaret Cocks child Sir Charles Yorke