Joseph Yorke (11 January 1807 – 4 February 1889), was a British Member of Parliament. Yorke was the son of Joseph Yorke and Catherine, daughter of James Cocks and sister of

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. His grandfather the Right Reverend James Yorke was the fifth son of

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in 1831, a seat he held until the following year. He later served as

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between 1844 and 1845. Yorke married Frances Antonia, daughter of Reginald Pole-Carew, in 1834. They lived at Forthampton Court in

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. Yorke died on 4 February 1889, aged 82. His wife only survived him by three weeks and died on 27 February of the same year. Their son John Yorke was a

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politician.

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* 1807 births 1889 deaths

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

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