NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1757-1834 NRA: Yorke Philip (1757-1834) 3rd Earl of Hardwicke DNB: Yorke, Philip, third earl of Hardwicke (1757-1834), politician LBT ID: LdHardw3 VIAF ID: 27912575 LOC ID: n83040477 | B/BAP: 1757-03-31 DIED: 1834-11-18 |
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The son of Charles Yorke (1722–1770); educated at Harrow and Queens' College, Cambridge,
he was MP for Cambridgeshire (1780-90) before succeeding to the title; he was lord
lieutenant and viceroy of Ireland (1801-06) and supported Catholic emancipation. | |