Numerous other members of the Yorke family have also gained distinction. The Honourable
Charles Yorke, second son of the first Earl, was also
Lord Chancellor of
Great Britain. He was the father of 1) the third Earl, 2)
Charles Philip Yorke,
Home Secretary between 1803 and 1804, and 3)
Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, an Admiral in the
Royal Navy, who was the father of the Honourable
Eliot Yorke,
Member of Parliament for
Cambridgeshire. The Honourable
Joseph Yorke, third son of the first Earl, was a soldier, politician and diplomat and was created
Baron Dover in 1788. The Honourable
John Yorke, fourth son of the first Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for
Reigate and
Higham Ferrers. The Right Reverend the Honourable
James Yorke, fifth son of the first Earl, was
Bishop of Ely. He was the father of 1) Joseph Yorke, who was the father of
Joseph Yorke, Member of Parliament for Reigate, who was the father of
John Yorke, a Conservative politician, who was the grandfather of the author
Henry Green; and 2) Reverend Philip Yorke, who was the father of Colonel
Philip James Yorke (1799–1874), a Fellow of the
Royal Society, and Reginald Yorke (1803–1870), a
Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
Lady Jemima Yorke, wife of the second Earl, succeeded her maternal grandfather as Marchioness Grey in 1740.
Lady Amabel Yorke, elder daughter of the second Earl, was created Countess de Grey in 1816 (see
Marquess of Ripon). Lady Mary Yorke, the younger daughter of the second Earl, was the mother of Prime Minister
F. J. Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon.
Philip Yorke, Viscount Royston, eldest son of the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Reigate. The Honourable
Elliot Yorke, fourth son of the fourth Earl, was a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire.
Sir William Yorke, 1st Baronet, cousin of the first Earl, was a judge in
Ireland. ==Earls of Hardwicke (1754)==