Philip

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Philip is the given name of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, an influential 18th-century British lawyer and Lord Chancellor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
human
birthDate 1690-12-01
birthPlace Dover
Kent
Kingdom of England
child Amabel Yorke
Charles Yorke
John Yorke
Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
createdEarlInYear 1754
deathDate 1764-03-06
deathPlace Kingdom of Great Britain
London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Gray’s Inn
linked to: Gray's Inn

Middle Temple
era 18th century
familyName Yorke
fieldOfWork English law
equity jurisprudence
givenName Philip
heldPeerageOf Peerage of Great Britain
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf House of Commons of Great Britain
House of Lords
monarchDuringTerm George II of Great Britain
George III of Great Britain
nobleTitle Earl of Hardwicke
notableFor influence on 18th-century English equity law
long tenure as Lord Chancellor
notableWork judgments in the Court of Chancery
linked to: Court of Chancery
occupation barrister
judge
statesman
parliamentaryGroup Whig Party
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
precededBy Philip Yorke (as Lord Chancellor) preceded by Lord Talbot
residence Wimpole Hall
spouse Margaret Cocks
succeededBy Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke givenName Philip
subject linked to: Philip