Royston

Details

Born:

23 April 1836

Died:

18 May 1897

Birth place:

Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire

Gender:

Male

Ethnicity:

Unknown

Ethnic minority:

No

Religion:

Unknown

Aristocratic connections:

true

Formative occupation:

Army officer

Election occupation:

Landowner

Parentage:

Captain Charles Yorke MP (4th Earl of Hardwicke) and Hon. Susan Liddell, daughter of 1st Baron Ravensworth

Notes:

None

Knighthood/Dame:

False

Highest Office:

Junior Whip

Who's Who volume:

1

Education level:

References

Rush ID:

792

MNIS ID:

Not set

Wikidata Entity ID:

Q337983

Parliament ID:

Not set

Beamish Person ID:

5941

They work for you ID:

Not set

1. ROYSTON, Viscount (1836-1897)
2. YORKE, Charles (1836-1897) **

1. Charles (Charles Philip) Yorke (Family Name)

   1836 - 1897

   family name; assumed name Viscount Royston from birth

1. 5th Earl of Hardwicke

   Hereditary

   1873

1. Cambridgeshire

   Party:	Conservative
   Year of election:	1865
   Date of election:	11 July 1865
   Nature of election:	General Election
   Nature of service:	First entry
   Year of exit:	1873
   Date of exit:	17 September 1873
   Party:	Conservative
   Nature of exit:	Succession to peerage
   Sponsorship:	None known
   Constituency connection:	Direct
   Notes:	Exit resulted in by election.

1. Comptroller of the Royal Household 1866-1868

1. Trinity College

   Graduated

1. Harrow School

1. Wellesley, Lady Sophia Georgiana

1. Nibling of Henry Liddell

2. Nibling of Eliot Yorke

3. Child of Charles Yorke

4. Sibling of Eliot Yorke

1. Conservative Member

1. White's Club

2. Carlton Club

3. Travellers' Club