He was a delegate to the 1871 Democratic State Convention and the state Constitutional Convention that same year .
Named by Governor William Woods Holden as judge of the first judicial district of North Carolina in 1868 , Yeates declined the appointment , but remained active in politics .
Yeates was a Yeates to the 1871 Democratic State Convention and the state Constitutional Convention that same year .
Named by Governor William Woods Holden as judge of the first judicial district of North Carolina in 1868 , Yeates declined the appointment , but remained active in politics .