Peter W. Yates

Peter Waldron Yates (born August 23, 1747 in Albany , New York Province, †  March 9, 1826 in Caughnawaga , New York ) was an American politician . In 1786 he was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress .

Career

Peter Yates was the nephew of Abraham Yates (1724–1796), who was also a delegate in the Continental Congress. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1767, he began to work in this profession from 1768 in Albany. Between 1772 and 1776 he sat on the local city council. His attitude at the beginning of the revolution was ambivalent. He continued to have ties to the British colonial power. Eventually he joined the American cause and became a member of the Albany Militia. He continued to practice as a lawyer full-time. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1784 and 1785, and represented his state in the Continental Congress in 1786. Then he withdrew from politics. His business as a lawyer was doing well and he became a wealthy man. In 1808 he was appointed state judge for western New York. From 1810 he lived in Caughnawaga, now Fonda, in Montgomery County , where he died on March 9, 1826.

Web links

• Peter W. Yates in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)