Name Thomas Yorke | ||
Thomas Yorke (1658-1716) was an English politician, who sat in the House of Commons as member for the Richmond constituency in the North Riding of Yorkshire between 1689 and 1716, with two short intervals.
Thomas Yorke was born in 1658, the son of John Yorke (1633-1663), MP for Richmond between 1661 and 1663, and Mary Norton. At the age of 4 he inherited his father's estates in Stonebeck Down and Stonebeck Up in Nidderdale and in Richmond. In 1674 his mother Mary added to his inheritance by the purchase of the manor of Bewerley in Nidderdale. In 1680 he married Katherine Lister, the heiress of estates in Lancashire.
He was elected member for Richmond in the Convention Parliament of 1689 as a Whig. He lost his seat in 1690, but was reelected in 1695. He stood down in 1710 in favour of his son John, but resumed his seat in 1713.
He died in 1716 and was buried in Richmond parish church.