William Yorke (died 1702)

	William Yorke (died 1702) William Yorke may refer to: * William Yorke (died 1666), Member of Parliament for Devizes and Wiltshire * William Yorke (died 1702), Member of Parliament for Boston * Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet (died 1776), Irish judge {{hndis, Yorke, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Yorke (died 1666) William Yorke (c. 1609 – 1 November 1666) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons for two periods between 1654 and 1666. Yorke was the son of William Yorke of Bassett Down, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, and his wife Anne Stampe, daughter of Simon Stampe of Oxfordshire. His origins were modest, although his father styled himself "gentleman", and was rich enough to give William an expensive education. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford on 25 May 1627, aged 17 and was awarded BA in 1630. He entered the Inner Temple in 1630 and was called to the bar in 1637. He had the reputation of being a fine lawyer, and was also something of an antiquarian. He was commissioner for excise for Wiltshire in 1644 and was Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire for the first time between 1646 and 1651. He became a bencher of his Inn in 1652 and was JP again from 1652 to 1657. He also became deputy governor for the Society of Mineral and Battery Works in 1652 and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Yorke (died 1702) William Yorke may refer to: * William Yorke (died 1666), Member of Parliament for Devizes and Wiltshire * William Yorke (died 1702), Member of Parliament for Boston * Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet (died 1776), Irish judge {{hndis, Yorke, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]