Coleman Yeatts Explained

Coleman Yeatts
State Senate:Virginia
District:19th
Term Start:January 12, 1972
Term End:January 9, 1980
Preceded:H. Dunlop Dawbarn
Succeeded:W. Onico Barker
Office2:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pittsylvania County
Term Start2:January 8, 1936
Term End2:January 10, 1940
Preceded2:Hubert D. Bennett
Succeeded2:William C. Clark
Birth Name:Coleman Bennett Yeatts
Birth Date:31 October 1908
Birth Place:Dry Fork, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Allegiance: United States
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1944–1946
Battles:World War II

Coleman Bennett Yeatts Sr. (October 31, 1908 – November 22, 1993) was an American attorney and politician, who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate. Upon his election to the House in 1935, he was the youngest member of that body. More than 30 years after leaving the House, he sought election to the Senate, where he served until his defeat in 1979.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate Joint Resolution No. 50. Virginia Legislative Information System. January 20, 1994. December 27, 2019.