Albert Edward Philip Henry Yorke, 6th Earl of Hardwicke, DL (14 March 1867 – 29 November 1904), styled Viscount Royston between 1873 and 1897, was a British diplomat and Conservative politician. His promising career was cut short by his sudden death at aged 37.
Background
Hardwicke was born in 1867 at the British Embassy in Paris, the only son of Viscount Royston (who succeeded as Earl of Hardwicke in 1873), and Lady Sophia Georgiana Robertina, daughter of Henry Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley. King Edward VII was one of his godfathers. He served under Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for India between 1901 and 1902 and again from 1903 until his death, and under Balfour as Under-Secretary of State for War between August 1902 and 1903.