Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

British lawyer and statesman (1690–1764) The Right HonourableThe Earl of HardwickePCPortrait by William HoareLord ChancellorLord High Steward for the trials of: List The Earl of KilmarnockThe Earl of CromartieThe Lord BalmerinoThe Lord Lovat In office21 February 1737 – 19 November 1756MonarchGeorge IIPrime MinisterSir Robert WalpoleThe Earl of WilmingtonHenry PelhamThe Duke of NewcastlePreceded byThe Lord TalbotSucceeded byIn Commission12th Chancellor of the College of William & MaryIn office1764–1764 Personal detailsBornc. (1690-12-01)1 December 1690Dover, Kent, EnglandDied6 March 1764(1764-03-06) (aged 73)London, EnglandSpouse(s)Margaret, Lady YorkeChildren7EducationMiddle TempleProfessionLawyer Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, PC (1 December 1690 – 6 March 1764) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762. Background A son of Philip Yorke, an attorney, he was born at Dover. Through his mother, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Richard Gibbon of Rolvenden, Kent, he was connected with the family of Edward Gibbon t