Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, PC (1 December 1690 – 6 March 1764) 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.
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1 December 1690 Dover, Kent, England
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Died |
6 March 1764 (aged 73) London, England
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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