John Yorke (1685–1757)

John Yorke (1685 – 1757), of Gouthwaite Hall and Richmond, Yorkshire, was an English Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1757 with two short intervals. Yorke was baptized on 16 December 1685, the son of Thomas Yorke (1658-1716), MP for Richmond between 1689 and 1716, and his wife Katherine Lister. He was educated at Eton College and was admitted at Peterhouse, Cambridge. On his father's death Yorke inherited the family estates in Nidderdale and Richmond. In 1732 he married Anne Darcy, daughter of James Darcy, who had served as MP for Richmond with John's father.

John Yorke (1685–1757)

John Yorke (1685 – 1757), of Gouthwaite Hall and Richmond, Yorkshire, was an English Whig politician, who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1757 with two short intervals. Yorke was baptized on 16 December 1685, the son of Thomas Yorke (1658-1716), MP for Richmond between 1689 and 1716, and his wife Katherine Lister. He was educated at Eton College and was admitted at Peterhouse, Cambridge. On his father's death Yorke inherited the family estates in Nidderdale and Richmond. In 1732 he married Anne Darcy, daughter of James Darcy, who had served as MP for Richmond with John's father.