Yonge, George (1733 - 1812)

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Yonge, George (1733 - 1812)
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Diplomat, of Colyton, Devon, 1st surv. s. of Sir William Yonge; educ. Eton and Leipzig U.; sec. Turin 1753; suc. fa.1755 as 5th Bt.; m. 1765 Anne Cleeve; KB 1788; gov. Cape of Good Hope 1799 - 1801.


- 1753 - Turin (by 25 Jan. - 17 Jun. - ), Florence (Sep.), Rome (by Nov.)


He was secretary at the British legation in Turin in 1753 and chargé d'affaires in the absence of Lord Rochford between 25 January and 17 June 1753.1 An enclosure for 'Mr Yonge' was sent by Rochford in Turin to Horace Mann in Florence on 12 September 1753, with instructions that if Yonge had already left it should go to Rome, care of the banker Belloni.1 In Rome in November Yonge informed Cardinal Albani of a quarrel among some young English visitors.2


1. Horn, 1:124. 2. SP 105/310, f.132 (Rochford, 12 Sep. 1753). 3. Ibid., f.194 (Albani, 1 Dec. 1753). .