Charles Philip Yorke, fourth earl of Hardwicke

(1799-1873)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Hardwicke, Charles Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1799-1873 NRA: Yorke Charles Philip (1799-1873) 4th Earl of Hardwicke Admiral DNB: Yorke, Charles Philip, fourth earl of Hardwicke (1799-1873), naval officer and politician LBT ID: LdHardw4 VIAF ID: 77861506 LOC ID: n88068459	B/BAP: 1799-04-02 DIED: 1873-09-17
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Educated at Harrow and the Royal Naval College, he pursued a naval career in which he encountered Byron at Missolonghi. He was a Tory MP for Reigate (1831-32), and Cambridgeshire (1832-34) before succeeding his uncle as earl.