Robert Morris Yardley

Robert Morris Yardley served as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the United States Congress from 1887 to 1891. A member of the Republican Party, Robert Morris Yardley contributed to the legislative process during 2 terms in office.

Robert Morris Yardley’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Robert Morris Yardley participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Robert Morris Yardley (October 9, 1850 – December 9, 1902) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. 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.