George Helm Yeaman

George Helm Yeaman (November 1, 1829 - February 23, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Hardin County, Kentucky, Yeaman completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1852 and commenced practice in Owensboro, Kentucky.He served as judge of Davis County in 1854.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1861.

Yeaman was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James S. Jackson.He was reelected to the Thirty-eighth Congress and served from December 1, 1862, to March 3, 1865.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress. United States Minister to Denmark 1865-1870.He resigned in 1870 and settled in New York City. Lecturer on constitutional law at Columbia College.He served as president of the Medico-Legal Society of New York.He died in Jersey City, New Jersey, February 23, 1908.He was interred in Webb Memorial Chapel, Madison, New Jersey.

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