The Rt. Hon. Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet, KB (1731 – 25 September 1812) was a British Secretary at War (1782–1783 and 1783–1794) and the namesake of Toronto, Canada's Yonge Street, which was named by the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe, in 1793. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1755 and it became extinct on his death. He also served as Member of Parliament for Honiton from 1754 to 1761 and again from 1763 to 1796. He was elevated to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1782. He acted as Governor of the Cape Colony for a short period from 1799 to 1801.
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- Baronetage information from "Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page". (accessed March 1, 2006)
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| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Sir William Yonge, Bt John Heath |
Member of Parliament for Honiton with Henry Reginald Courtenay 1754–1761 |
Succeeded by Henry Reginald Courtenay John Duke |
| Preceded by Henry Reginald Courtenay John Duke |
Member of Parliament for Honiton with John Duke 1763–1768 Brass Crosby 1768–1774 Laurence Cox 1774–1780 Alexander Macleod 1780–1781 Jacob Wilkinson 1781–1784 Sir George Collier 1784–1790 George Templer 1790–1796 1763–1796 |
Succeeded by George Chambers George Shum |
| Preceded by George Hardinge Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn |
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum with George Hardinge 1799–1801 |
Succeeded by George Hardinge John Horne Tooke |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Townshend |
Secretary at War 1782–1783 |
Succeeded by Richard Fitzpatrick |
| Preceded by Richard Fitzpatrick |
Secretary at War 1783–1794 |
Succeeded by William Windham |
| Preceded by The Marquess Townshend |
Master of the Mint 1794–1799 |
Succeeded by Lord Hawkesbury |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Francis Dundas, acting |
Governor of the Cape Colony 1799–1801 |
Succeeded by Francis Dundas, acting |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by William Yonge |
Baronet (of Culliton) 1755–1812 |
Extinct |
