Sir Joseph Yorke - Lord Dover

Biography

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.

Also known as

• Lord Dover

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 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.

Mentioned in

Joseph Yorke is mentioned in:

• Boswell in Holland 1763-1764