Richard Yates Sr.

Richard Yates Sr.
Yates c. 1860–73
United States Senator
from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
Preceded byWilliam A. Richardson
Succeeded byJohn A. Logan
13th Governor of Illinois
In office
January 14, 1861 – January 16, 1865
LieutenantFrancis Hoffmann
Preceded byJohn Wood
Succeeded byRichard J. Oglesby
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byThomas L. Harris
Succeeded byThomas L. Harris
Constituency7th district (1851–53)
6th district (1853–55)
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1842–1845
1848–1849
Personal details
BornJanuary 18, 1815
Warsaw, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1873(1873-11-27) (aged 58)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyWhig (until 1854)
Republican (after 1854)
Alma materIllinois College
Transylvania University
ProfessionPolitician
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Richard Yates Sr. (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was an American attorney and politician. He was the 13th Governor of Illinois from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War.[1] He also represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855 and the United States Senate from 1865 to 1871. His son, Richard Yates Jr., was also governor.

References

  1. ↑ Bohn, Roger E. (2011). "Richard Yates: An Appraisal of his Value as the Civil War Governor of Illinois". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 104 (1/2): 17–37. doi:10.2307/41201301. JSTOR 41201301. S2CID 140963870.

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