Elliot Yorke
The Hon. Eliot Constantine Yorke DL (13 July 1843 – 21 December 1878), was a British politician and courtier.
Background
Yorke was the fourth son of Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, and the Hon. Susan, daughter of Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth.[1]
Political career
Yorke was returned to Parliament as one of three representatives for Cambridgeshire in 1874 (succeeding his elder brother Lord Royston), a seat he held until his early death four years later.[2] He was also a Captain in the Cambridgeshire Militia, an Equerry to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.[1]
Family
On 11 February 1873, Yorke married Annie, daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Baronet, at St. Andrew's Parish Church, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. They had no children. On 21 December 1878, he died at 17 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London, aged 35. His wife survived him by almost 50 years and died on 21 November 1926, at "Hamble Clife," Southampton, Hampshire.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Person Page 19549". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons1.htm
External links
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Darryl Lundy's thePeerage.com page
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Elliot Yorke
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Lord George Manners Viscount Royston Hon. Sir Henry Brand |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1874–1878 With: Lord George Manners 1874 Hon. Sir Henry Brand 1874–1878 Benjamin Rodwell 1874–1878 |
Succeeded by Hon. Sir Henry Brand Benjamin Rodwell Edward Hicks |