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for many years, and who had married
Charity's sister Mary Singleton. As Singleton's health began to fail, Yorke nudged him gently towards retirement: in 1753 Singleton stepped down as Chief Justice, and was replaced by Yorke; soon afterwards Singleton accepted the
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Ireland, who held office as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas and as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. His last years were plagued by ill health: he suffered agonies from a kidney stone, and his death was caused by an accidental
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an ordeal, and he may already have begun to suffer from the kidney stone which caused him such agony in later life. Even before
Singleton died in 1759, Yorke was hoping to take his place – in the end, he settled for another sinecure,
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Yorke found life in
Ireland extremely agreeable, writing enthusiastic letters to his friends at home about the warmth of Irish hospitality and the civilised conversation he enjoyed there. For his Chief,
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