Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, PC 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. Wikipedia
Born: December 1, 1690, Dover, United Kingdom
Died: March 6, 1764 (age 73 years), London, United Kingdom
Great grandchildren: Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Thomas de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, and more
Children: Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, Charles Yorke, Hon. John Yorke, and more
Grandchildren: Philip Yorke, Charles Philip Yorke, Joseph Sydney Yorke, and more
Grandparent: Richard Gibbon of Rolvenden
Books: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: In the Time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the Year 1746-7 to 1755. By Francis Vesey, Senior ..., Decisions of the Court of King's Bench, Upon Settlement-cases: From the Death of Lord Raymond, in March 1732, to June 1776, Inclusive : During which Time Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield, Presided in that Court : to which are Added Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, the Other of the Principal Matters, Decisions of the Court of King's Bench, Upon Settlement-cases: From the Death of Lord Raymond, in March 1732, to June 1776, Inclusive. During which Time Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield, Presided in that Court. To which are Added, Two Tables One of the Names of the Cases, the Other of the Principal Matters. By Sir James Burrow, Knt, and more