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John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke DL, JP (30 October 1840 – 13 March 1909), styled The Honourable John Yorke until 1904, was a British naval commander and peer. Yorke was the second son of Admiral

Charles Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke Admiral Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, PC (2 April 1799 – 17 September 1873) was a Royal Navy officer and Conservative politician. Background Born at Sydney Lodge, in Hamble le Rice, Hardwicke was the eldest son of Admiral Sir ...

, by the Honourable Susan, daughter of

Thomas Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth Thomas Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth (8 February 1775 – 7 March 1855), known as Sir Thomas Liddell, 6th Baronet, from 1791 to 1821, was a British peer and Tory politician. Early life Liddell was the son of Sir Henry Liddell, 5th ...

Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke, (23 April 1836 – 18 May 1897), styled Viscount Royston until 1873, was a British aristocrat, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and dandy. Background Hardwicke was the eldest son of ...

, and Elliot Yorke were his brothers and

Albert Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke Albert Edward Philip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke, DL (14 March 1867 – 29 November 1904), styled Viscount Royston between 1873 and 1897, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician. His promising career was cut short by his ...

his nephew. Like his father he served in the

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and gained the rank of

in 1854. From 1870 to 1874 he was Inspector of the Coastguard at

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a coastal town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour, shipping port, and fashionable coastal res ...

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. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfor ...

. In 1904, aged 64, he succeeded in the earldom of Hardwicke on the early death of his nephew, Albert. Lord Hardwicke married Edith Mary, daughter of Alexander Haldane Oswald, in 1869. They had four sons and a daughter. He died in March 1909, aged 68, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

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. The Countess of Hardwicke died in July 1930.

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* 1840 births 1909 deaths Deputy lieutenants of Cambridgeshire 7

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