George L. Yaple
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George Lewis Yaple was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
Yaple was born in Leonidas, Michigan, and moved with his parents to Mendon, Michigan
, in 1857, where he attended the common schools. He attended Albion College
in Albion, Michigan
, and graduated from Northwestern University
in Evanston, Illinois
, in 1871 and completed a postgraduate course in 1874. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1872, but engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1877, when he commenced the practice of law in Mendon.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Greenback Party for election in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress. In 1882, running as a Fusion
candidate, Yaple defeated incumbent Republican
Julius C. Burrows
to represent Michigan's 4th congressional district
in the Forty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1883 until March 3, 1885. Although elected as a Fusion candidate, he sat with the Democrats
in Congress and was the only
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress. In 1886, he ran as a Fusion
candidate for election as Governor of Michigan
, losing in the general election to Republican
Cyrus G. Luce
. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1888 and twice ran again for Congress, losing to Julius C. Burrows
in 1890, and to Henry F. Thomas
in 1892.
Yaple was elected circuit judge of the fifteenth circuit of Michigan, serving from 1894 until 1911. In 1916, he became a member of the Republican Party. After retiring, he resided until his death in Mendon, where he is interred in Mendon Cemetery.
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Yaple was born in Leonidas, Michigan, and moved with his parents to Mendon, Michigan
Mendon, Michigan
Mendon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 917 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Mendon Township.-Geography:...
, in 1857, where he attended the common schools. He attended Albion College
Albion College
Albion College is a private liberal arts college located in Albion, Michigan. Related to the United Methodist Church, it was founded in 1835 and was the first private college in Michigan to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. It has a student population of about 1500.The school's sports teams are...
in Albion, Michigan
Albion, Michigan
Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, in 1871 and completed a postgraduate course in 1874. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1872, but engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1877, when he commenced the practice of law in Mendon.
He was an unsuccessful candidate of the Greenback Party for election in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress. In 1882, running as a Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...
candidate, Yaple defeated incumbent Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Julius C. Burrows
Julius C. Burrows
Julius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
to represent Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States Congressional district that currently includes portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of...
in the Forty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1883 until March 3, 1885. Although elected as a Fusion candidate, he sat with the Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in Congress and was the only
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress. In 1886, he ran as a Fusion
Fusion Party
Fusion Party is a term that may have a variety of meanings in the political history of the United States.The Fusion Party was the original name of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio. In 1854, anti-slavery parties were forming in many northern states in opposition to the Kansas Nebraska Act...
candidate for election as Governor of Michigan
Governor of Michigan
The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Michigan. The current Governor is Rick Snyder, a member of the Republican Party.-Gubernatorial elections and term of office:...
, losing in the general election to Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Cyrus G. Luce
Cyrus G. Luce
Cyrus Gray Luce was the 21st Governor of the US state of Michigan.-Early life in Ohio and Indiana:Luce was born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio. His father, a veteran of the War of 1812 from Tolland, Connecticut, settled in the Connecticut Western Reserve after the war...
. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
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in 1888 and twice ran again for Congress, losing to Julius C. Burrows
Julius C. Burrows
Julius Caesar Burrows was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early life and education:...
in 1890, and to Henry F. Thomas
Henry F. Thomas
Henry Franklin Thomas was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Thomas was born in Tompkins Township, Michigan and attended the common schools and Albion College of Albion, Michigan in 1859. He enlisted in 1862 during the American Civil War as a private in the Seventh Regiment, Michigan...
in 1892.
Yaple was elected circuit judge of the fifteenth circuit of Michigan, serving from 1894 until 1911. In 1916, he became a member of the Republican Party. After retiring, he resided until his death in Mendon, where he is interred in Mendon Cemetery.