Richard Yates (politician)
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Richard Yates (politician) was an American statesman who served as the Civil War–era governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Yates (politician) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allyOf | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Illinois College
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Miami University NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvania University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn |
1860 Illinois gubernatorial election
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1865 election to the U.S. Senate by the Illinois legislature ⓘ |
| familyName | Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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public administration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for African American rights during Reconstruction
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mobilizing Illinois troops during the Civil War ⓘ strong pro-Union stance as governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of Illinois during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
1865 (Governor of Illinois)
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1871 (United States Senator from Illinois) ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
1861 (Governor of Illinois)
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1865 (United States Senator from Illinois) ⓘ |
| opposed | secession ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois state government
NERFINISHED
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United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Illinois
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United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ mayor of Jacksonville, Illinois ⓘ member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ |
| residence |
Jacksonville, Illinois
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Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Union war effort
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emancipation of enslaved people ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jacksonville, Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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