Jesse Johnson Yeates

Jesse Johnson Yeates (May 29, 1829 – September 5, 1892) was a

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

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

His homes at Murfreesboro, the John Wheeler House and Myrick–Yeates–Vaughan House, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

References

• United States Congress. "Jesse Johnson Yeates (id: Y000016)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.