Frederick Yates (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1914
Date of Death: 09-Oct-1971
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Frederick Yates (politician)
- Frederick Yates (October 3, 1914 – October 9, 1971) was an African-American politician and lawyer. Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Yates moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan in 1925.
- In 1932, Yates graduated from Northwestern High School.
- He received his bachelor's degree from West Virginia State University in 1936 and his law degree from Detroit College of Law.
- He practiced law in Detroit, Michigan.
- Yates worked as a playground supervisor for the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department and at the Ford Motor and US Rubber factories to help pay for his education.
- From 1955 until 1962, Yates served in the Michigan House of Representatives and was a Democrat.
- He then served on the Wayne County, Michigan Board of Commissioners from 1968 until his death in 1971.
- Yates died at the Wayne County Hospital, in Detroit, Michigan from a long illness.
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