Person: Yorke, James (1754 - 1810)

• Comments

  In VENN
  Adm. at CORPUS CHRISTI, 1748. 5th s. of Philip (1753), Lord Chancellor Hardwicke. ' Matric. 1748; M.A. 1752; D.D. 1770. Ord. deacon (Bishop of Chester, at Cambridge) Mar. 10; priest, Mar. 24, 1754. Preb. of Rochester, 1754-6. R. of Gt Horkesley, Essex, 1754-6. Canon of Windsor, 1756-62. Dean of Lincoln, 1762. V. of St Giles', Reading, 1765-8. R. of All Hallows, London, 1768. Bishop of St David's, 1774-9. Bishop of Gloucester, 1779-81. Bishop of Ely, 1781. Died Aug. 26, 1808. Buried at Forthampton, Gloucs. Brother of Charles (1739), etc. Masters, 274; H. G. Harrison.)

Education Events

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Yorke, James	10/03/1754	MA		View
  Ord	Yorke, James	24/03/1754	MA		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	09/04/1754	MA		View
  Sub	Yorke, James	11/04/1754	MA		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	28/04/1754	MA		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	11/02/1762	MA		View
  Appt	York, James	22/07/1768	MA		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	23/07/1768	MA		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	23/07/1768	MA		View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	26/06/1774	DD		View
  Appt	Yorke, James	02/08/1779	DD		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 10/03/1754 (Keene, Edmund/Chester 1752-1771)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Yorke, James	10/03/1754	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 24/03/1754 (Keene, Edmund/Chester 1752-1771)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Yorke, James	24/03/1754	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Rector : Great Horkesley (09/04/1754 - 20/11/1756 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	09/04/1754	Rector	Institution	Great Horkesley/	View
  Sub	Yorke, James	11/04/1754	Rector		Horkesley Magna/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	20/11/1756	Rector	cession	Great Horkesley/	View

• Prebendary : Rochester cathedral, canonry of the 2nd prebend (28/04/1754 - 18/06/1756 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	28/04/1754	Prebendary	Institution	Rochester cathedral/Prebend	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	18/06/1756	Prebendary	Resignation	Rochester Cathedral/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	22/06/1756	Prebendary	resignation	Rochester Cathedral/	View

• Dean : Lincoln cathedral, Dean (11/02/1762 - 00/00/1810 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	11/02/1762	Dean	Institution	Cathedral Church of Lincoln/dean	View
  Appt	Gordon, George	00/00/1810	Dean	Institution	Lincoln Cathedral/Dean	View

• Chaplain : Yorke, Philip, 1st earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) (26/04/1763 - 26/04/1763 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	25/04/1763	Chaplain	revocation	Philip, Earl of Hardwicke/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	26/04/1763	Chaplain	revocation	Philip, Earl of Hardwicke/	View

• Master : Mere, St John's Hospital (31/01/1766 - 28/02/1800 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	31/01/1766	Master	Collation	Hospital of St John the Baptist at Mere/	View
  Appt	Ely, Bishop	28/02/1800	Master	Resignation	Hospital of St John the Baptist at Mere/	View
  Vac	James,	30/05/1800	Master	resignation	Hospital of St John the Baptist at Mere/	View

• Rector : All Hallows the Great and All Hallows the Less (23/07/1768 - 23/08/1776 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	York, James	22/07/1768	Rector	Presentation	London, All Hallows the great & All Hallows the less united/	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	23/07/1768	Rector	Institution	All Hallows the Greatand and All Hallows the Less/	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	23/07/1768	Rector	Institution	All Hallows the Less/	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	23/08/1776		Resignation	Allhallows the Great with Allhallows the Less/	View
  Vac	St Davids, James	26/10/1776	Rector	resignation	London, All Hallows the Great with All Hallows the Less united/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	01/11/1776	Rector	resignation	Allhallows the Great with Allhallows the Less/	View

• Vicar : Reading St Giles (05/08/1768 - 05/08/1768 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Yorke, James	05/08/1768	Vicar	resignation	Reading St.Giles/	View

• Bishop : Bishop of St David's (26/06/1774 - 17/09/1779 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	22/06/1774	Bishop	confirmation of election	St Davids/	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	26/06/1774	Bishop	consecration	St Davids/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	17/09/1779	Bishop	translation	St David/	View

• Bishop : Bishop of Gloucester (02/08/1779 - 27/10/1781 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	02/08/1779	Bishop	confirmation of election	Gloucester/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	27/10/1781	Bishop	translation	Gloucester/	View

• Bishop : Bishopric of Ely (10/09/1781 - 21/10/1808 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Yorke, James	03/09/1781	Bishop	confirmation of election	Ely/	View
  Appt	Yorke, James	10/09/1781	Bishop	Installation	Ely/	View
  Vac	Yorke, James	21/10/1808	Bishop	Death	Ely/	View

• Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Prebend of Thorngate (22/03/1782 - 22/03/1782 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Unknown,	22/03/1782	Prebendary	Promotion	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of Thorngate	View

Death Events

• Death (21/10/1808)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Yorke, James	21/10/1808	Death	Vac	View