John Yule (California politician)

John Yule
Sketch by Edward Jump, 1865
16th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office December 1865–April 1866
Preceded by	William H. Sears
Succeeded by	Caius T. Ryland
Member of the California State Assembly from the 4th district
In office January 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
Member of the California State Assembly from the 20th district
In office 1861 - 1886
Personal details
Born	John Yule May 16, 1833 Grange, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political party	Republican National Union
Spouse	Elizabeth McDowell (m. 1859)
Disappeared	March 28 - April 4, 1888 (age 54) near El Dorado, California U.S.
Status	Presumed dead

John Yule was a Scottish-born American politician who served in the California State Assembly as a Republican from the 20th district between 1861 and 1886. Between 1865 and 1866, Yule served as Speaker of the Assembly. He was reelected to the Assembly from the 20th district in 1885. He was also affiliated with the National Union Party during the Civil War.

In April 1888 a dead body, which was thought to be Yule's, was found near Mud Springs, California (now known as El Dorado). The body was stripped naked and had a bullet hole in its forehead. Local newspapers later reported that they had determined that the body did not belong to Yule. Yule's fate is still unknown.

Yule Marble, which was used to construct the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, is named after John's brother George, a Colorado prospector.