Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Hardwicke
PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke PC
	Portrait by William Hoare
Lord Chancellor; Lord High Steward for the trials of: List The Earl of Kilmarnock; The Earl of Cromartie; The Lord Balmerino; The Lord Lovat;
	In office; 21 February 1737 – 19 November 1756
Monarch	George II
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Walpole; The Earl of Wilmington; Henry Pelham; The Duke of Newcastle;
Preceded by	The Lord Talbot
Succeeded by	In Commission
12th Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
	In office; 1764–1764
Personal details
Born	c. 1 December 1690; Dover, Kent, England
Died	6 March 1764 (aged 73); London, England
Spouse(s)	Margaret, Lady Yorke
Children	7
Education	Middle Temple
Profession	Lawyer

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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, PC (1 December 1690 – 6 March 1764) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762.