The Hon. Captain Eliot Constantine Yorke DL MP (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 Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, PC (2 April 1799 – 17 September 1873) was a British naval commander and Conservative politician. Background Born at Sydney Lodge, in Hamble le Rice, Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admira ...

, and the Hon. Susan, daughter of

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Political career

The

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adopted Yorke as their candidate at a meeting in

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in October 1873. Yorke was returned to Parliament as one of three representatives for

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in 1874 (succeeding his elder brother Lord Royston), a seat he held until his early death four years later. He was also a Captain in the

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, an Equerry to His Royal Highness the

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and a Deputy Lieutenant of

Family

On 11 February 1873, Yorke married Annie, daughter of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Baronet, and the marriage was solemnised the next day 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. He was buried at St Andrew the Apostle,

Hamble-le-Rice Hamble-le-Rice is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Ha ...

, His wife survived him by almost 50 years and died on 21 November 1926, at "Hamble Clife," Southampton, Hampshire.

References

External links

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Darryl Lundy's thePeerage.com page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yorke, Elliot 1843 births 1878 deaths Younger sons of earls Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 Elliot