Charles Yorke

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

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instanceOf British politician
barrister
human
appointedBy King George III NERFINISHED
birthDate 1722-12-30
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
burialPlace Wimpole, Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfAssumingOffice 1770-01-17
dateOfLeavingOffice 1770-01-20
deathDate 1770-01-20
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
educatedAt Cambridge University NERFINISHED
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Yorke NERFINISHED
father Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke NERFINISHED
genre legal writing
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Middle Temple NERFINISHED
mother Margaret Cocks NERFINISHED
nobleTitle The Right Honourable
notableFor brief tenure as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
prominent 18th-century legal career
notableWork legal opinions on colonial affairs
participation in the Stamp Act 1765 debates
occupation barrister
judge
politician
parliamentaryTerm House of Commons of Great Britain NERFINISHED
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales NERFINISHED
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Solicitor General for England and Wales NERFINISHED
reasonForLeavingOffice death in office
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Cambridge University constituency NERFINISHED
Lymington NERFINISHED
Reigate NERFINISHED
servedUnder George III of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
sibling Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke NERFINISHED
spouse Agnes Cocks NERFINISHED
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Agnes Cocks spouse Charles Yorke
Douglas Cause participant Charles Yorke