Background
Yates, Richard was born on December 12, 1860 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard (governor Illinois, 1861-1865, United States senator, 1865-1871) and Catharine (Geers) Y.
Yates, Richard was born on December 12, 1860 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard (governor Illinois, 1861-1865, United States senator, 1865-1871) and Catharine (Geers) Y.
Bachelor of Arts, Illinois College, 1880, A.M., 1883, Doctor of Laws, 1903. Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1884.
College, Bachelor of Arts, 1880, Master of Arts. 1883, Doctor of Laws, 1903. University of Michigan, Bachelor of Laws, 1884.
. October 28. 1888. Served as City Attorney, Jacksonville, 1885-1891. Company Judge, Morgan Company. 1894-1897; United States Collector Internal Revenue, Springfield,, 1897-1900.
Governor. of, 1901-1905.
Served as city attorney of Jacksonville, 1885-1891. Member Illinois State Public Utilities Commission, 1914-1916. Member 66th to 72d Congresses (1919-1933), at large, Illinois Lay delegate to General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1900.
Married Helen Wadsworth, October 23, 1888. Children: Catharine (Mistress John L. Pickering), Dorothy (Mistress John W. Henderson).