Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, KG, PC, FRS, known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.
Lord Hardwicke in the robes of the Order of the Garter by Thomas Lawrence
Wimpole Hall
Charles Yorke PC was briefly Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His father was also Lord Chancellor, and he began his career as a Member of Parliament. He served successively as Solicitor-General and Attorney-General for several governments, during which he was best known for writing what became the Quebec Act. He was appointed Lord Chancellor over his objections, but he committed suicide only three days after taking the post.
Portrait by Thomas Hudson
Tyttenhanger House in 1840
Agneta Yorke, mezzotint by John Boydell after Francis Coates, 1768