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)
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
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt Sir Sampson Gideon, Bt	Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1780–1790 With: Lord Robert Manners 1780–82 Sir Henry Peyton, Bt 1782–89 James Whorwood Adeane 1789–90	Succeeded by James Whorwood Adeane Charles Philip Yorke
Political offices
Preceded by The Marquess Cornwallis	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1801–1805	Succeeded by The Earl of Powis
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Hardwicke	Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire 1790–1834	Succeeded by The Earl of Hardwicke
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Philip Yorke	Earl of Hardwicke 1790–1834	Succeeded by Charles Philip Yorke