Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke

The Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke KG PC FRS
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
In office 27 April 1801 – 21 November 1805
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Henry Addington Hon. William Pitt the Younger
Preceded by	The Marquess Cornwallis
Succeeded by	The Earl of Powis
Personal details
Born	31 May 1757 (1757-05-31) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Died	18 November 1834 (1834-11-19) (aged 77)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (1763-1858)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge

Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke KG, PC, FRS (31 May 1757 – 18 November 1834), known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.

Background and education

Born in Cambridge, England, he was the eldest son of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor, by his first wife, Catherine Freman. He was educated at Harrow and Queens' College, Cambridge.

Political career

Hardwicke was Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire from 1780 to 1790, following the Whig traditions of his family, but after his succession to the earldom in 1790 he supported William Pitt The Younger, and took office in 1801 as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1801–1806), where he supported Catholic emancipation. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1801, created a Knight of the Garter in 1803, and was a fellow of the Royal Society.

Family

Lord Hardwicke married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres, in 1782. They had two sons and four daughters. His elder son, Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, was Member of Parliament for Reigate but was lost at sea off Lübeck in 1808. His younger son, Charles James Yorke, Viscount Royston (1797–1810), died as a child. Lord Hardwicke died in November 1834, aged 77, and was buried St Andrew's Church in Wimpole, Cambridgeshire in a tomb by Richard Westmacott (the younger). As he had no surviving male issue he was succeeded in the earldom by his nephew, Charles. Lady Hardwicke died in May 1858, aged 94.

References

• Duke of Buckingham: Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George III. 4 vols. London, 1853–1855

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Hardwicke
• "Yorke, Philip (1757-1834)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)