Richard Yates Jr.

For other people named Richard Yates, see Richard Yates (disambiguation).

Richard Yates
22nd Governor of Illinois
In office January 14, 1901 – 1905
Lieutenant	William A. Northcott
Preceded by	John Riley Tanner
Succeeded by	Charles Samuel Deneen
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1860 Jacksonville, Illinois
Died	April 11, 1936(1936-04-11) (aged 75) Springfield, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Helen Wadsworth
Children	?
Residence(s)	Jacksonville; Springfield; Harbor Springs, Michigan
Alma mater	Illinois College; University of Michigan
Occupation	Attorney; County judge
Profession	Politician
Military service
Branch/service	United States National Guard
Years of service	1885–1890
Rank	Private
Unit	Illinois

Richard Yates (December 12, 1860 – April 11, 1936) was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905. From 1919 to 1933, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress, he was later appointed nominee and elected in place of Henry R. Rathbone who died prior to the election. In 1932, he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress.

His father, also Richard Yates, was also an Illinois politician. The son was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and attended public schools and, from 1870 to 1874, the Illinois Woman's College (now MacMurray College). He was the city editor of the Daily Courier in 1878 and 1879, and of the Daily Journal 1881–1883. Yates graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville in 1880 and from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1884. He practiced law in Jacksonville and was city attorney of Jacksonville 1885–1890 and county judge of Morgan County 1894–1897. From 1897 to 1900 Yates was United States collector of internal revenue for the eighth internal revenue district.

Yates served as a private in Company I, Fifth Infantry, Illinois National Guard from 1885 to 1890.

After leaving Congress, Yates resided in Harbor Springs, Michigan, and Springfield, Illinois, while writing his memoirs. He died in Springfield and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress