Richard Yates Jr.
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Richard Yates Jr. | |
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22nd Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 14, 1901 – January 9, 1905 | |
Lieutenant | William A. Northcott |
Preceded by | John R. Tanner |
Succeeded by | Charles S. Deneen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Medill McCormick |
Succeeded by | Walter Nesbit |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives | |
Personal details | |
Born | United States National Guard | December 12, 1860
Years of service | 1885–1890 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | Illinois |
Richard Yates Jr. (December 12, 1860 – April 11, 1936) was the
Early life and career
He practiced law in Jacksonville and was city attorney of Jacksonville 1885–1890 and county judge of Morgan County 1894–1897.[2] From 1897 to 1900, Yates was United States collector of internal revenue for the eighth internal revenue district.
Governor
The keynote legislation signed during the governorship of Richard Yates was a new child labor law, the first of its kind in any state, restricting the work week of children to no more than 48 hours. Another significant move of the administration was the signing of a bill permitting municipal ownership of street railways. Yates restricted prison industries, but vetoed a bill calling for a centralized audit of all state agencies. The veto is significant in light of the Chicago press of the day. Highly critical of the stylish governor, who retained the parade pomp of John Tanner and his "sunburst colonels", Chicago newspapers alleged that Yates Jr. was compelling state employees to contribute to a slush fund. Further accusations had it that campaign work was compulsory for state employees under Yates.
In 1904, Yates was the first Republican West of the Ohio to declare for Theodore Roosevelt. Yates, despite being a sitting governor, did not receive his party's nomination in 1904; he led the field of six candidates for 58 ballots, before throwing his support behind State's Attorney Charles S. Deneen in order to prevent the nomination of Frank O. Lowden, Yates' chief rival at the convention.
Interim period
In his years prior to Congress, Yates was popular on the
Congress
He was elected to Congress in 1918. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the
References
- ^ a b Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. pp. 323–324. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Governors of Illinois 1818-1918. Illinois Centennial Commission. pp. 42–43. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ISBN 0-912226-22-6.
- ^ "New State Lineup: Deneen in Power". Chicago Tribune. August 6, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cullom is Named; J. Ham. 'Also Ran'". Chicago Tribune. January 17, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jacksonville Daily Journal. April 12, 1936. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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