Charles Phillip Yorke family correspondence
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence from 19th century British politician Charles Philip Yorke to various family members and fellow politicians. Materials in the collection also include letters from Yorke's brother, Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, and a naval report from his nephew, Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke.
Most of the correspondence concerns British political events of the early 1800s, most notably the ministries of Henry Addington and William Pitt the Younger. Also included is a letter from conservative activist John Reeves to Yorke, as well as two letters from George IV.
Dates
- Creation: 1803-1831
Creator
- Yorke, Charles Philip, 1764-1834 (Person)
- Yorke, Joseph Sydney, Sir, 1768-1831 (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Biographical Note
Charles Philip Yorke was the son of the Hon. Charles Yorke, and the grandson of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke. He served as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire from 1790-1810, then for Liskeard from 1812-1818. He was appointed Secretary at War in 1801, and served as Home Secretary from 1803-1804. He also served as the First Lord of the Admiralty from 1810-1812.
Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke was Charles Philip Yorke's younger brother. He joined the navy at the age of 11, and served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic Wars. He was knighted in 1805 by King George III, and was promoted to Admiral of the Blue in 1830.
Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke, was the eldest son of Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, and served in the Navy from 1815-1870, rising to the rank of Admiral.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence from 19th century British politician Charles Philip Yorke to various family members and fellow politicians. The collection also contains letters from Yorke's brother, Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, to Charles. Most of the correspondence concerns British political events of the early 1800s, most notably the ministries of Henry Addington and William Pitt the Younger.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
This collection was processed by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Charles Philip Yorke family correspondence was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Charles Philip Yorke family correspondence
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Serena Rodholm, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu