Albert Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke

Albert Edward Philip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke, DL (14 March 1867 – 29 November 1904), styled Viscount Royston between 1873 and 1897, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician.

The Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke DL
Lord Hardwicke, by Leslie Ward, 1901
Under-Secretary of State for India
In office 17 January 1900 – 8 August 1902
Monarch	Queen Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Earl of Onslow
Succeeded by	The Earl Percy
Under-Secretary of State for War
In office 8 August 1902 – 12 October 1903
Monarch	Edward VII
Prime Minister	Arthur Balfour
Preceded by	The Lord Raglan
Succeeded by	The Earl of Donoughmore
Personal details
Born	14 March 1867
Died	29 November 1904 (aged 37)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

Background

Hardwicke was the only son of Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke, and Lady Sophia Georgiana Robertina, daughter of Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley.[1]

Diplomatic and political career

Hardwicke was an Honorary Attaché in Vienna between 1886 and 1891. He entered the House of Lords on the death of his father in 1897 and made his maiden speech in February 1898.[2] He served under Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for India between 1901 and 1902 and again from 1903 until his death,[3] and under Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for War between August 1902 and 1903.[4][1] He made his last speech in the House of Lords in August 1904, three months before his death.[2] Apart from his career in national politics he was a member of the London County Council between 1897 and 1901 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.[1]

Personal life

Lord Hardwicke died in November 1904, aged only 37. He was unmarried and was succeeded in the earldom by his uncle, John Manners Yorke.[1]

References

1. thepeerage.com Albert Edward Philip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke
2. Hansard Mr Albert Yorke
3. India List and India Office List for 1905
4. "Mr Balfour's Ministry - full list of appointments". The Times (36842). London. 9 August 1902. p. 5.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Hardwicke