| Charles Emmett Yeater | |
| Office: | Acting Governor-General of the Philippines |
| Term Start: | March 5, 1921 |
| Term End: | October 14, 1921 |
| Preceded: | Francis Burton Harrison |
| Successor: | Leonard Wood |
| Office2: | Philippine Secretary of Public Instruction |
| Term Start2: | June 29, 1917 |
| Term End2: | January 25, 1922 |
| Appointer2: | Francis Burton Harrison |
| Predecessor2: | Henderson S. Martin |
| Successor2: | Eugene Allen Gilmore |
| Birth Name: | Francis Burton Harrison |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S. |
Charles Emmett Yeater[1] (April 24, 1861 - July 20, 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.
He served as Democratic member of the Missouri Senate in 1892, and was a supporter of the legislation to move the Missouri State Capital from Jefferson City to Sedalia, which failed in the popular vote.[4]
He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Missouri.