Philip Yorke, second earl of Hardwicke

(1720-1790)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1720-1790 NRA: Yorke, Philip (1720-1790) 2nd Earl of Hardwicke DNB: Yorke, Philip, second earl of Hardwicke (1720–1790), politician and writer LBT ID: LdHardw2 VIAF ID: 50067453 LOC ID: n83040476	B/BAP: 1720-12-09 DIED: 1790-05-16
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The son of the first earl (d. 1764), he was educated Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and was MP for Reigate, Surrey (1741-47). He was a writer and antiquary.
REFERENCES TO Philip Yorke, second earl of Hardwicke: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. V. 1767-1771 Found 1: ¶ n1 Ch. XVIII. 1789 Found 1: ¶ 42