Yates, Robert, 1738-1801

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Birth 1738
Death 1801

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Yates was appointed to the New York Supreme Court in 1777; in Sep. 1790 he was made Chief Justice of the court and served until 1798. He was a delegate from New York to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, but left believing the Convention had gone beyond their mandate in writing the U. S. Constitution. He was very anti-federalist and is believed to have written a series of anti-federalist papers (Oct 1787-Apr. 1788) under the pseudonym Brutus.

From the description of [Document] 1789 Jan. 21 / Robert Yates. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 501841514

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  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Rensselaer County (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Columbia County (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Albany (N.Y.) (as recorded)

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