Simon Yorke (1903–1966)
Simon Yorke was a Welsh landowner and soldier. He inherited the Erddig estate in 1922. He was High Sheriff for Denbighshire in 1937. He was a lieutenant in the Denbighshire Yeomanry and enlisted as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during World War II.
Simon Yorke was born in Erddig, Denbighshire, the eldest son of Philip Yorke. In 1922, Simon inherited the Erddig estate. During World War II Yorke served as a private soldier in the North Staffordshire Regiment.
Simon Yorke was found dead in Erddig Park on 7 May 1966, from heart failure. He was buried in Marchwiel Churchyard, unmarried and without a direct heir. Erddig was inherited by his brother, Philip Scott Yorke, who gifted the estate to the National Trust in 1973.
