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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke.
English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor (1690-1764)
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About Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762.
Everything about Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke →- Occupation
- judge, lawyer, politician, jurist
- Position held
- Lord Chancellor, Solicitor General for England and Wales, member of the House of Lords, member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- December 1, 1690
- Died
- March 6, 1764