Charles Yorke

The Right Honourable Charles Yorke
Portrait by Thomas Hudson
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 17 January 1770 – 20 January 1770
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	The Duke of Grafton
Preceded by	The Earl Camden
Succeeded by	In Commission
Personal details
Born	(1722-12-30)30 December 1722 London, England
Died	20 January 1770(1770-01-20) (aged 47) London, England
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Charles Yorke PC (30 December 1722 – 20 January 1770) was a British politician who briefly served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.^[1] His father was also Lord Chancellor, and he began his career as a Member of Parliament. He served successively as Solicitor-General and Attorney-General for several governments, during which he was best known for writing what became the Quebec Act. He was appointed Lord Chancellor over his objections, but he committed suicide only three days after taking the post.