James Yorke (bishop)


James Yorke

Bishop of Ely
DioceseDiocese of Ely
In office1781–1808
PredecessorEdmund Keene
SuccessorThomas Dampier
Other post(s)
Personal details
Born(1730-03-09)9 March 1730
Died26 August 1808(1808-08-26) (aged 78)
BuriedForthampton, Gloucestershire
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
Parents
Spouse
Mary Maddox
(m. 1762)
EducationNewcome's School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Cambridge

James Yorke (9 March 1730 – 26 August 1808) was a British clergyman.

Yorke was the son of Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, and Margaret Cocks.

He was educated at Newcome's School, proceeding in 1748 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (M.A. 1752, D.D. 1770).