Philip Yorke (antiquary)
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The son of Simon Yorke and Dorothy Hutton , he was born at Erddig, not far from Wrexham . He was related to Philip Yorke, first earl of Hardwicke, who was uncle to Simons father Simon Yorke. His mother, Dorothy, was a daughter of Matthew Hutton of Newnham, Hertfordshire. After receiving his basic education in Wanstead and at Newcomes School in Hackney, he went to Eton College and subsequently in 1762 to Benet College, Cambridge, where he was awarded an MA degree in 1765. He proceeded to Lincolns Inn in 1762 and was called to the bar in 1767. He took great delight in classical literature and became a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1768.
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