Richard Yates
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Richard Yates (1815 - 1873)

Richard Yates
Born in Warsaw, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Brother of and [half]
Husband of — married 11 Jul 1839 in Morgan, Illinois, United Statesmap
Died at age 58 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Preceded by
12th Governor
John Wood




Preceded by
William Alexander Richardson
Richard Yates
13th Governor
of Illinois
Seal of the State of Illinois
1861—1865

US Senator (Class 2)
from Illinois
Seal of the US Senate
1865—1871
Succeeded by
14th Governor
Richard J. Oglesby




Succeeded by
John A. Logan

Biography

Notables Project
Richard Yates is Notable.

Richard married Catherine Geers on July 11, 1839 in Morgan County, Illinois.[1]

1850 - living in Jacksonville, Morgan County with Catherine and their three children. Richard was 35, and was a lawyer.[2]

Sources

  1. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-G851 : 8 November 2017), Richard Yates and Gatherine Geers, 11 Jul 1839; citing , Morgan, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,317,641.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85D-M73 : 12 April 2016), R Yates, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States; citing family 1, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetailsmemIndex=Y000012

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