Charles Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke

Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke, PC, DL (23 April 1836 – 18 May 1897), styled Viscount Royston until 1873, was a British aristocrat, Conservative politician, dandy and bankrupt.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Hardwicke
PC, DL
Master of the Buckhounds
In office
2 March 1874  21 April 1880
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterBenjamin Disraeli
Preceded byThe Earl of Cork
Succeeded byThe Earl of Cork
Personal details
Born(1836-04-23)23 April 1836
Died18 May 1897(1897-05-18) (aged 61)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseLady Sophia Wellesley (1840–1923)
EducationHarrow School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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