James D. Yeomans
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James Dallas Yeomans (April 21, 1845 ā October 31, 1906) was an American politician and railway executive, who served from 1894 to 1905 as a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Born | (1845-04-21)April 21, 1845 |
Died | October 31, 1906(1906-10-31) (aged 61) |
Occupation | a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission |
Years active | 1894ā1905 |
Born in Bennington, New York, and educated there, Yeomans worked as a railwayman from age 17, rising to the position of general superintendent. After spending time building railways, he moved to Iowa, where was elected to the State Senate. He became head of a manufacturer's association, and was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland. Yeomans was reappointed by President William McKinley and then by Theodore Roosevelt. He retired from the commission in 1905 and spent time pursuing his business interests until he died in Washington, D.C., in 1906.