Robert Yates

Robert Yates' Death

Born (Birthday) January 27, 1738

Death Date September 9, 1801

Age of Death 63 years

Cause of Death Liver Cancer

Place of Death Albany, New York, United States

Profession Politician

The politician Robert Yates died at the age of 63. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Remembered for his Anti-Federalist views, this eighteenth-century American politician wrote a series of pseudonymously-published essays that decried the United States Constitution. Also a lawyer and judge, he served on the New York Supreme Court beginning in late 1777.

After studying surveying for a time, he pursued a career in law, supplementing his early legal income by creating maps.

In 1790, he became Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court of New York.

How did Robert Yates die?

Champion owner, engine builder Robert Yates dies after battle with cancer. Robert Yates, a master engine builder and longtime NASCAR team owner, died Monday. He was 74. In May, Yates was selected for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.