Sidney R. Yates

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Sidney R. Yates was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from Illinois known for his advocacy of the arts, environmental conservation, and social welfare programs.

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Sidney R. Yates canonical 2

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
advocatedFor environmental protection legislation ⓘ
federal arts funding ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery ⓘ
committeeMembership House Appropriations Committee ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1909-08-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2000-10-05 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Chicago ⓘ
University of Chicago Law School ⓘ
electionLost 1962 United States Senate election in Illinois ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
familyName Yates ⓘ
givenName Sidney ⓘ
heritage Jewish ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for the arts ⓘ
leadership on cultural funding in Congress ⓘ
support for environmental conservation ⓘ
support for social welfare programs ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
notableWork leadership in appropriations for arts and humanities ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
positionHeld member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
represented Illinois ⓘ
Illinois's 4th congressional district ⓘ
Illinois's 9th congressional district ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
servedIn United States Navy ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
stateRepresented Illinois ⓘ
supported National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ
National Endowment for the Humanities ⓘ
termEnd 1963 ⓘ
1999 ⓘ
termStart 1949 ⓘ
1965 ⓘ
wasCandidateFor United States Senate from Illinois ⓘ
wasLongServingMemberOf United States House of Representatives ⓘ

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Parklawn Memorial Park → hasNotableBurial → Sidney R. Yates ⓘ
Yates → hasNotableBearer → Sidney R. Yates ⓘ