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Jan 18, 1815 Warsaw, Kentucky, United States Died on 27 Nov 1873 (aged 58)
1842-1873 American politician and lawyer; father of Richard Yates
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About Richard Yates Politician Born 1815
- Richard Yates (January 18, 1815 – November 27, 1873) was the Governor of Illinois during the American Civil War and has been considered one of the most effective war governors.
- He took energetic measures to secure Cairo and St.
- Louis against rebel attack.
- Nicknamed the "Soldiers' Friend", he helped organize the Illinois contingent of Union soldiers, including commissioning Ulysses S.
- Grant as a colonel for an Illinois regiment.
- He supported the Emancipation Proclamation.
- He also represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives (1851–1855) and in the U.S.
- Senate (1865–1871).
- As a Senator, he voted and spoke in favor of removing of President Andrew Johnson from office.
