name: Philip Yorke
birth_date: 1690-12-01 00:00:00
death_date: 1764-03-06 00:00:00
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about: Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidante of the Duke of Newcastle Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762.