Harry D. Yates

Harry Douglas Yates was an American politician from New York. He was for a short time Acting New York State Comptroller in 1941.

Life

He lived at Buffalo, New York.

On April 27, 1932, he was appointed First Deputy Comptroller by Morris S. Tremaine. After Tremaine's death in office on October 12, 1941, Yates acted as Comptroller for a week until Governor Herbert H. Lehman appointed American Laborite Joseph V. O'Leary to fill the vacancy. Yates continued in office as First Deputy under O'Leary until November 1942 when he resigned to join the U.S. Army to fight in World War II.

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* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00F13FB3F5A13738DDDA10A94DC405B828FF1D3] Appointment, in NYT on April 28, 1932 (subscription required)
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50C15FC355B147B93C6A8178BD95F458485F9] Tremaine's funeral in NYT on October 14, 1941 (subscription required)
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A11F73858157A93CAA9178AD95F468485F9] Resigned and entered Army, in NYT on November 1942 (subscription required)