Education
Born in Schenectady, New York, Yates completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Union College at Schenectady in 1802. He studied law.
United States representative lawyer politician
Born in Schenectady, New York, Yates completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Union College at Schenectady in 1802. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1805 and commenced practice in Schenectady. He served in the War of 1812 under General Wade Hampton on the northern frontier and was subsequently appointed aide-de-camp to Government.
Daniel Doctorate. Tompkins.
Yates was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Fourteenth Congress). He did not seek renomination in 1816.
Yates Aided in the construction of the Welland Canal.
He moved to Chittenango, New York in 1816 where he later founded the Yates Polytechnic Institute in 1825. He was First Judge of the Madison County Court from 1833 until his death.
He was interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery, near Chittenango, New New York
Yates was a member of the New York State Assembly (Madison Company) in 1836 and died in Chittenango, New York, on July 10, 1836.
