22nd Illinois Governor, US Congressman. He served as Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1904, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1932. He was not renominated for his Congressional seat in 1928, but was appointed nominee and elected after the death of Henry R. Rathbone who had won the nomination. He was a graduate of Illinois College and the law deparment of the University of Michigan. His father, Richard Yates Sr., was governor of Illinois during the Civil War
22nd Illinois Governor, US Congressman. He served as Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1904, and represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1932. He was not renominated for his Congressional seat in 1928, but was appointed nominee and elected after the death of Henry R. Rathbone who had won the nomination. He was a graduate of Illinois College and the law deparment of the University of Michigan. His father, Richard Yates Sr., was governor of Illinois during the Civil War
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