Yardley was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Fifty-first Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890.
He resumed the practice of law in Bucks County. He served as a member of the Doylestown School Board and as the director of several financial and public service corporations.
He died in Doylestown, aged 52, and is buried in Doylestown Cemetery.
robert, yardley, robert, morris, yardley, october, 1850, december, 1902, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, robert, morris, yardleymember, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, districtin, office, march, 1887, march, 1891prec. Robert Morris Yardley October 9 1850 December 9 1902 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Robert Morris YardleyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 7th districtIn office March 4 1887 March 3 1891Preceded byIsaac Newton EvansSucceeded byEdwin HallowellPersonal detailsBorn 1850 10 09 October 9 1850Yardley Pennsylvania U S DiedDecember 9 1902 1902 12 09 aged 52 Doylestown Pennsylvania U S Resting placeDoylestown Cemetery Doylestown Pennsylvania U S Political partyRepublicanProfessionPolitician lawyer Robert M Yardley was born in Yardley Pennsylvania He attended public and private schools in Yardley and Doylestown Pennsylvania He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Doylestown He served as district attorney of Bucks County Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1884 He was a delegate to the 1884 Republican National Convention Yardley was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty first Congresses He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War during the Fifty first Congress He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1890 He resumed the practice of law in Bucks County He served as a member of the Doylestown School Board and as the director of several financial and public service corporations He died in Doylestown aged 52 and is buried in Doylestown Cemetery Sources editUnited States Congress Robert M Yardley id Y000007 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byIsaac Newton Evans Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 7th congressional district1887 1891 Succeeded byEdwin Hallowell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert M Yardley amp oldid 1222229767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
