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James Yorke (9 March 1730 – 26 August 1808) was a British clergyman.Yorke was the son of Philip Yorke 1st Earl of Hardwicke and Margaret Cocks. He was Dean of Lincoln 1762–1781 Bishop of St David’s from 1774 until 1779 Bishop of Gloucester from 1779 to 1781 and then Bishop of Ely from 1781 to 1808. On 29 June 1762 Yorke married Mary Maddocks daughter of Isaac Maddocks the Bishop of Worcester.