Richard Yates Rowe

Richard Yates Rowe
Richard Yates Rowe
54th Treasurer of Illinois
	In office; January 13, 1947 – January 10, 1949
Governor	Dwight H. Green
Preceded by	Conrad F. Becker
Succeeded by	Ora Smith
27th Secretary of State of Illinois
	In office; June 8, 1944 – January 1945
Governor	Dwight H. Green
Preceded by	Edward J. Hughes
Succeeded by	Edward J. Barrett
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1888; Jacksonville, IL, U.S.
Died	March 19, 1973 (aged 84); Jacksonville, IL, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Richard Yates Rowe (December 12, 1888 – March 19, 1973) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Rowe served in the United States Navy during World War I. He received his bachelor's degree from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He worked in the insurance and newspaper businesses. Rowe was a Republican. In 1944, Rowe was appointed Illinois Secretary of State to fill a vacancy and then in 1946 was elected Illinois State Treasurer. His son was Harris Rowe who served in the Illinois House of Representatives. Rowe died in Jacksonville, Illinois on March 19, 1973.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1947-1948,' Biographical Sketch of Richard Yates Rowe,' pg. 90
^ 'The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois (Urbana–Champaign Campus: 1918, Biographical Sketch of Richard Yates Rowe,' pg. 509
^ Southern Illinois (Carbondale, Illinois), 'Former State Official Richard Yates Rowe Dies,' March 20, 1973, pg. 8

Party political offices
Preceded by Conrad F. Becker	Republican nominee for Illinois Treasurer 1946	Succeeded by Elmer Droste
Preceded by Hugh W. Cross	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 1948	Succeeded by John William Chapman

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