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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, 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.
Portrait by William Hoare
Portrait by William Hoare
Philip Yorke married Margaret Cocks, by whom he had five sons and two daughters.
Philip Yorke married Margaret Cocks, by whom he had five sons and two daughters.
Wimpole Hall
Wimpole Hall
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, his official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.
Portrait by William Hoare, c. 1750
Portrait by William Hoare, c. 1750
Newcastle House which he inherited from his uncle in 1711, and used as his primary London residence, often throwing lavish parties there.
Newcastle House which he inherited from his uncle in 1711, and used as his primary London residence, often throwing lavish parties there.
From 1720 Newcastle allied himself with Robert Walpole. They would be political partners for the next 20 years, and Newcastle would remain a loyalist
From 1720 Newcastle allied himself with Robert Walpole. They would be political partners for the next 20 years, and Newcastle would remain a loyalist until Walpole's fall in 1742.
Newcastle (left) and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln as painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1721.
Newcastle (left) and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln as painted by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1721.