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[[File:Jesse J. Yeates.jpg|thumb|Jesse J. Yeates]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Jesse Johnson Yeates''' (May 29, 1829 – September 5, 1892) was a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] from [[North Carolina]] between 1875 and 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/yeates-jesse-johnson|title=Jesse Johnson Yeates|website=NCPedia|accessdate=September 29, 2019|author=Parramore, T. C.|year=1996}}</ref> |
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==Life and career== |
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[[File:Jesse Yeates grave - Glenwood Cemetery - 2014-09-19.jpg|thumb|Grave of Jesse Johnson Yeates.]] |
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| ⚫ | Born in [[Hertford County, North Carolina]], near [[Murfreesboro, North Carolina|Murfreesboro]], Yeates attended private schools and then [[Emory and Henry College]] in [[Virginia]]. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing law in Murfreesboro. He became the prosecuting attorney of Hertford County in 1855, serving until 1860, when he was named solicitor of the first judicial district. |
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| ⚫ | In 1874, Yeates was elected to the U.S. House as a member of the [[44th United States Congress]]. He was re-elected in 1876 and stood again in 1878, losing to [[Joseph John Martin]]. Yeates successfully contested Martin's election and served briefly in the U.S. House again from January 29 to March 3, 1881. He declined to run again in 1880 and returned to the practice of law in [[Washington, DC]]. He died in Washington in 1892 and is buried in [[Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)|Glenwood Cemetery]]. |
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His homes at Murfreesboro, the [[John Wheeler House (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)|John Wheeler House]] and [[Myrick–Yeates–Vaughan House]], are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Members of the North Carolina State House|Yeates, Jesse Johnson]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 21 December 2023
Jesse Johnson Yeates (May 29, 1829 – September 5, 1892) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1875 and 1881.[1]
Life and career
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Born in Hertford County, North Carolina, near Murfreesboro, Yeates attended private schools and then Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855, practicing law in Murfreesboro. He became the prosecuting attorney of Hertford County in 1855, serving until 1860, when he was named solicitor of the first judicial district.
Also in 1860, Yeates was elected to a term in the North Carolina House of Commons, serving for two years. He was a major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and was a member of the council of Governor Jonathan Worth.
Named by Governor William Woods Holden as judge of the first judicial district of North Carolina in 1868, Yeates declined the appointment, but remained active in politics. He was a delegate to the 1871 Democratic State Convention and the state Constitutional Convention that same year.
In 1874, Yeates was elected to the U.S. House as a member of the 44th United States Congress. He was re-elected in 1876 and stood again in 1878, losing to Joseph John Martin. Yeates successfully contested Martin's election and served briefly in the U.S. House again from January 29 to March 3, 1881. He declined to run again in 1880 and returned to the practice of law in Washington, DC. He died in Washington in 1892 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
His homes at Murfreesboro, the John Wheeler House and Myrick–Yeates–Vaughan House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Parramore, T. C. (1996). "Jesse Johnson Yeates". NCPedia. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- United States Congress. "Jesse Johnson Yeates (id: Y000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1829 births
- 1892 deaths
- People from Murfreesboro, North Carolina
- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Confederate States Army officers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina
- 19th-century American legislators
- Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)