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Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1722)

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Charles Yorke

British lawyer and politician

Charles Yorke PC was a British politician who briefly served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 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…
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Lord Chancellor

Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom

The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justice for England and Wales and the highest-ranking Great Officer of State in…
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