George L. Yaple
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Julius C. Burrows |
| Succeeded by | Julius C. Burrows |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1851 Leonidas, Michigan |
| Died | December 16, 1939 (aged 88) Mendon, Michigan |
| Resting place | Mendon Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northwestern University |
George Lewis Yaple (February 20, 1851 – December 16, 1939) was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Yaple was born in
Leonidas, Michigan, and moved with his parents to Mendon, Michigan, in 1857. He attended the common schools and Albion College, and graduated from Northwestern University in 1871. He completed a postgraduate course in 1874, studied law with a local attorney, and was admitted to the bar
in 1872. He farmed until 1877, then commenced the practice of law in Mendon.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the
Forty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1883, until March 3, 1885. Although elected as a Fusion candidate, he sat with the Democrats
in Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the
Forty-ninth Congress. In 1886, he ran as a Fusion candidate for election as Governor of Michigan, losing in the general election to Republican Cyrus G. Luce. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888 and twice ran again for Congress, losing to Julius C. Burrows in 1890, and to Henry F. Thomas
in 1892.
Yaple was elected circuit judge of the fifteenth circuit of Michigan, serving from 1894 until 1911. In 1916, he became a member of the Republican Party. After retiring, he resided until his death in Mendon. He was buried at Mendon Cemetery in Mendon.
External links
- United States Congress. "George L. Yaple (id: Y000005)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Political Graveyard
- George L. Yaple at Find a Grave
- "s.v. Hon. George L. Yaple". Portrait and biographical album of St. Joseph county, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. 2005 [1889]. pp. 518–520. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
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