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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Charles Yorke canonical 7

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instanceOf British politician
barrister
human
appointedBy King George III
birthDate 1722-12-30
birthPlace London
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
linked to: Wimpole
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfAssumingOffice 1770-01-17
dateOfLeavingOffice 1770-01-20
deathDate 1770-01-20
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
educatedAt Cambridge University
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
familyName Yorke
father Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
genre legal writing
givenName Charles
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Middle Temple
mother Margaret Cocks
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
positionHeld Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Member of Parliament of Great Britain
Solicitor General for England and Wales
reasonForLeavingOffice death in office
religion Church of England
representedInParliament Cambridge University constituency
Lymington
Reigate
servedUnder George III of the United Kingdom
sibling Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
spouse Agnes Cocks
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Yorke hasNotableBearer Charles Yorke
Agnes Cocks spouse Charles Yorke
Douglas Cause participant Charles Yorke
Lady Mary Jemima Yorke sibling Charles Yorke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke child Charles Yorke
subject linked to: Philip
Yorke family notableMember Charles Yorke