Yorke held a number of legal sinecures, secured for him by his father as Lord Chancellor.[2] In 1753 he was offered the parliamentary seat of Higham Ferrers, by Lord Rockingham, against his father's plans, and took it up. In practice he neglected the House of Commons, is not known to have spoken there, and lived much with his parents at Wimpole. He transferred in 1768 to the Reigate seat, which his brother Charles had given up, and retired as Member of Parliament in 1784.[3]
Yorke married Elizabeth Lygon (b. 1742, d. 1766), the only daughter of Reginald Lygon of Madresfield. They had one daughter, Jemima Yorke (b. 1763, d. 16 Jul 1804), she married Reginald Pole Carew.[1][2][5]
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^ ab"Yorke, John (YRK746J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ abc"Yorke, Hon. John (1728–1801), of Sonning, Berks., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^"Yorke, Hon. John (1728–1801), of Sonning, Berks., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^"Victoria County History - Berkshire A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3 Parishes: Sunninghill. British History Online". Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^"Person Page". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
john, yorke, 1728, 1801, other, people, same, name, john, yorke, english, barrister, politician, house, commons, from, 1753, 1784, john, yorkemember, house, commons, higham, ferrersin, office, 1753, 1768preceded, byjohn, hillsucceeded, byfrederick, montagumemb. For other people of the same name see John Yorke John Yorke 1728 1801 was an English barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1753 to 1784 John YorkeMember of the House of Commons for Higham FerrersIn office 1753 1768Preceded byJohn HillSucceeded byFrederick MontaguMember of the House of Commons for ReigateIn office 1768 1784Preceded byCharles YorkeSucceeded byEdward LeedsPersonal detailsBorn1728Died1801SpouseElizabeth LygonChildrenJemima Yorke CarewParent s Philip Yorke Margaret CocksAlma materCorpus Christi CollegeLife editYorke was the fourth son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke and his wife Margaret Cocks Educated at Newcome s School he matriculated at Corpus Christi College Cambridge in 1746 graduating M A in 1749 Admitted to Lincoln s Inn in 1746 he was called to the bar in 1754 1 2 Yorke held a number of legal sinecures secured for him by his father as Lord Chancellor 2 In 1753 he was offered the parliamentary seat of Higham Ferrers by Lord Rockingham against his father s plans and took it up In practice he neglected the House of Commons is not known to have spoken there and lived much with his parents at Wimpole He transferred in 1768 to the Reigate seat which his brother Charles had given up and retired as Member of Parliament in 1784 3 Yorke owned The Cedars a prominent house in Sunninghill Berkshire He sold the house to the antiquary George Ellis 4 Family edit nbsp Portrait of Jemima Yorke by Francis Cotes nbsp The memorial to Elizabeth Lygon at St Andrew s Church Wimpole on the Wimpole EstateYorke married Elizabeth Lygon b 1742 d 1766 the only daughter of Reginald Lygon of Madresfield They had one daughter Jemima Yorke b 1763 d 16 Jul 1804 she married Reginald Pole Carew 1 2 5 Notes edit a b Yorke John YRK746J A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge a b c Yorke Hon John 1728 1801 of Sonning Berks History of Parliament Online Retrieved 12 September 2015 Yorke Hon John 1728 1801 of Sonning Berks History of Parliament Online Retrieved 12 September 2015 Victoria County History Berkshire A History of the County of Berkshire Volume 3 Parishes Sunninghill British History Online Victoria County History 1923 Retrieved 4 February 2021 Person Page thepeerage com Retrieved 4 December 2021 Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byJohn Hill Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers1753 1768 Succeeded byFrederick MontaguPreceded byCharles CocksCharles Yorke Member of Parliament for Reigate1768 1784 With Charles Cocks Succeeded byWilliam BellinghamEdward Leeds Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Yorke 1728 1801 amp oldid 1171373157, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
