Constituency Dates
Richmond [1689], 1695 – 1710, 1713 – Nov. 1716
Family and Education
b. 29 June 1658, 1st s. of Sir John Yorke of Gouthwaite, M.P. Richmond 1661-3, by Mary, da. of Maulger Norton of St. Nicholas, nr. Richmond. m. 7 Dec. 1680, Catherine, da. and h. of Thomas Lister of Arnold’s Biggin, Yorks., 3s. 4da. suc. fa. 1663.
Address
Main residences: Gouthwaite; Richmond, Yorks.
biography text

Yorke’s mother brought with her as a dowry some property at Richmond, which the family represented continuously for 66 years. Returned as a Whig in 1715, he died next year (buried 16 Nov.).1J. W. Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 282.

Author
R.R.S.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Notes
  • 1. J. W. Clay, Dugdale’s Vis. Yorks. ii. 282.