Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke (April 2, 1799 - 1873), English admiral, eldest son of Admiral Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke (1768 1831), who was second son of Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor, by his second wife, Agneta Johnson. He was nephew of the 3rd Earl.

Charles Philip was born at Southampton and was educated at Harrow. He entered the royal navy in 1815, and served on the North American station and in the Mediterranean, attaining the rank of captain in 1825. He represented Reigate (1831) and Cambridgeshire (1832-1834) in the House of Commons; and after succeeding to the earldom in 1834, was appointed a lord in waiting by Sir Robert Peel in 1841.

In 1858 he retired from the active list with the rank of rear-admiral, becoming vice-admiral in the same year, and admiral in 1863. He was a member of Lord Derby's cabinet in 1852 as postmaster-general and Lord Privy Seal in 1858. In 1833 he married Susan, daughter of the 1st Lord Ravensworth, by whom he had five sons and three daughters.

Preceded by: The Marquess of Clanricarde

Lord Privy Seal 1858-1859

Followed by: The Duke of Argyll

Preceded by: Philip Yorke

Earl of Hardwicke

Followed by: Charles Philip Yorke

Reference

• This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.