John Yorke (1728–1801) was an English barrister and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1753 to 1784.

Educated at Newcome's School, he matriculated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1746, graduating M.A.

[1][2] Yorke held a number of legal sinecures, secured for him by his father as Lord Chancellor.

[2] In 1753 he was offered the parliamentary seat of Higham Ferrers, by Lord Rockingham, against his father's plans, and took it up.

In practice he neglected the House of Commons, is not known to have spoken there, and lived much with his parents at Wimpole.