Charles Emmett Yeater (April 24, 1861 – July 20, 1943) of

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was acting

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from March 5, 1921 to October 14, 1921. From 1901 to 1935, the governor-general was the chief political executive of the

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, when the country was governed by the

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. The Charles E. Yeater Learning CenterCharles E. Yeater Learning Center
at State Fair Community College in Sedalia is named for him. He served as Democratic member of the

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in 1892, and was a supporter of the legislation to move the Missouri State Capital from Jefferson City to Sedalia, which failed in the popular vote. He is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Missouri.

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