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Thomas Yorke (other)
Thomas Yorke or York may refer to: *Thomas Yorke (1658–1716), English politician *Thomas Yorke (1688–1768), English businessman and MP for Richmond, Yorkshire *Thomas Jones Yorke (1801–1882), American politician *Thom Yorke (born 1968), English musician *Tom Yorke, rugby league player *Thomas York (Australian politician) (1850–1910), New South Wales politician See also * Tom York (other) {{hndis, Yorke, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Yorke (1658–1716)
Thomas Yorke (1658–1716) of Gouthwaite Hall and Richmond, Yorkshire was an English landowner and Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons of England and Great Britain between 1689 and 1716, with two short intervals. Yorke was born in 1658, the son of John Yorke of Gouthwaite Hall and his wife Mary Norton daughter of Maulger Norton of St Nicholas, near Richmond. His father was MP for Richmond in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1661 to 1663. At the age of four he inherited his father's estates Stonebeck Down (including Gouthwaite Hall) and Stonebeck Up in Nidderdale and in Richmond. In 1674 his mother Mary added to his inheritance by the purchase of the manor of Bewerley in Nidderdale. In 1680 he married Katherine Lister, the heiress of estates in Lancashire. Yorke was elected Member of Parliament for the Richmond constituency in the Convention Parliament of 1689 as a Whig. He was a Commissioner for assessment, for the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
