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George Yonge - Definition and Overview

Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet (17311812) was a British Secretary at War (1782-1783 and 1783-1794) and the namesake of Toronto, Canada's Yonge Street, which was named by the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe, in 1793. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1755 and it became extinct on his death.


Preceded by:
Thomas Townshend
Secretary at War
1782–1783
Succeeded by:
Richard Fitzpatrick
Preceded by:
Richard Fitzpatrick
Secretary at War
1783–1794
Succeeded by:
William Windham
Preceded by:
The Marquess Townshend
Master of the Mint
1794–1799
Succeeded by:
Lord Hawkesbury



Preceded by:
William Yonge
Yonge Baronet of Culliton
Succeeded by:
Title extinct


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