Charles Yeater

Charles Emmett Yeater[1] (1861 – July 1943[2]) of Sedalia, Missouri was acting Governor-General of the Philippines from March 5, 1921 to October 14, 1921.

From 1901 to 1935, the governor-general was the chief political executive of the Philippines, when the country was governed by the United States of America.

The Charles E. Yeater Learning Center[3] at State Fair Community College in Sedalia is named for him.

References

  1. ^ (1920) Facts and Figures about the Philippines ..., Bureau of printing. p. 3.
  2. ^ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=basic&tLName=&tFName=&tYear=&sCounty=Pettis&offset=-1 Missouri State Archives - Death Records Certificates
  3. ^ Charles E. Yeater Learning Center
Preceded by
Francis Burton Harrison
Acting Governor-General of the Philippines
1921
Succeeded by
Leonard Wood