Yates, Sidney Richard (08/27/1909-10/05/2000)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Attorney, U.S. Representative
  • Number of Terms: 2

Subject

  • Yates, Sidney Richard 1909-
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • Representative
  • Democrat Regents

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Regent type

Representative (Democrat)

State

Illinois

Notes

  • Yates also had significant impact on the Institution in his role as chair of the House of Representatives budget committee that oversaw the Smithsonian.
  • Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974; Who's Who in American Jewry. Incorporating "The Directory of American Jewish Institutions." 1980 edition. Los Angeles: Standard Who's Who, 1980.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 1975-1977

Topic

  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Lawyers
  • Regents

Place

  • United States
  • Illinois

Form/Genre

Biographies

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