John Van Ness Yates

John Van Ness Yates

John Van Ness Yates (December 1779 - January 10 1839) was a New York lawyer, Democratic-Republican politician, and Secretary of State from 1818 to 1826. He was born in Albany to Robert Yates, a prominent Anti-Federalist attorney and jurist.cite web|url=http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research_collections/research/history/albany/bios/y/jvnyates.html|title=John Van Ness Yates|last=Bielinski|first=Stefan|accessdate=2008-04-05] He became a lawyer after clerking in the office of John Vernon Henry. He held a number of offices in Albany, and was one of the first trustees of the Albany United Presbyterian Church. He was a captain of a light infantry company in 1806, master in chancery in 1808, recorder of the city 1809-1816, and New York Secretary of State 1818-1826. He co-authored "History of the State of New-York: Including Its Aboriginal and Colonial Annals" (1826). He was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery. [cite web|url=http://www.albanyruralcemetery.org/albrurcem/Public_Officials.htm|title=Public Officials interred at Albany Rural Cemetery]

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