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Sir Joseph Yorke (1724-1792)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks	Biography Sir Joseph Yorke. (1724-1792) (aka. Lord Dover) Son of Phillip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and Margaret Cocks. Married (1783) to Christiana Charlotte Margaret de Stöcken. LL.D. from Glasgow (1752). Secretary to the Embassay at Paris (1749-1751). Minister at the Hague (1751-1761). MP for East Grinstead (1751-1761). MP for Dover (1761-74). MP for Grampound (1774-1780). British Ambassador to the States General (Holland) (1761-1780). Created Baron Dover in 1788. Life with James Boswell: Boswell was introduced to Sir Joseph at the Hague on December 25, 1763, and met him several times over the next 7-8 months. Notes: Sources: The Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom. Searchable online at www.Ancestry.co.uk - sign up now for a free trial. Note 1: His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General, Appointed on 4th. August. according to Gentleman's Magazine, August 1761. This article was last updated at January 28 2008 12:27:30 CET Other links of possible interest	Other biographies that refer to Sir Joseph Yorke: Richardson, Robert William V of Orange Winn, George
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Sir Joseph Yorke (1724-1792)

James Boswell The people in Boswell's life - A-E - F-J - K-O - P-T - U-Z Ancestors FAQ Trivia Bibliography Biography News Multimedia Discussion forum About this site Guide to Abbreviations Other weblinks

Biography

Sir Joseph Yorke. (1724-1792) (aka. Lord Dover)

Son of Phillip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and Margaret Cocks. Married (1783) to Christiana Charlotte Margaret de Stöcken. LL.D. from Glasgow (1752). Secretary to the Embassay at Paris (1749-1751). Minister at the Hague (1751-1761). MP for East Grinstead (1751-1761). MP for Dover (1761-74). MP for Grampound (1774-1780). British Ambassador to the States General (Holland) (1761-1780). Created Baron Dover in 1788.

Life with James Boswell:

Boswell was introduced to Sir Joseph at the Hague on December 25, 1763, and met him several times over the next 7-8 months.

Notes:

Sources: The Complete Peerage of the United Kingdom. Searchable online at www.Ancestry.co.uk - sign up now for a free trial.

Note 1: His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the States General, Appointed on 4th. August. according to Gentleman's Magazine, August 1761.

This article was last updated at January 28 2008 12:27:30 CET

Other links of possible interest

Other biographies that refer to Sir Joseph Yorke:

Richardson, Robert
William V of Orange
Winn, George

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