8 1 6 ▁but ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Board ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 8 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁( K CB ) ▁in ▁the ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁that ▁order ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁promoted ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Admir al ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁Y or ke ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁Re ig ate ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁its ▁member . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁bor ough ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁member ▁for ▁St ▁Germ ans . ▁He ▁stood ▁aside , ▁" t aking ▁the ▁Ch il tern ▁H undred s " ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁Philip ▁Y or ke , ▁could ▁be ▁elected . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁general ▁election ▁Joseph ▁Y or ke ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Sand wich ▁and ▁was ▁returned ▁as ▁its ▁member . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁bor ough ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Re ig ate ▁constitu ency , ▁which ▁he ▁represented ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁Y or ke ' s ▁business ▁interests ▁include ▁the ▁chair mans hip