Walter Baldwyn Yates

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(13 May 1857 – 27 April 1947) was an

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, member of the

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and

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under the Unemployment Insurance Scheme of 1911. Kilken hall

Life and career

Born in 1857 at Wellbank,

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, he was the youngest son of Joseph St. John Yates, County Court Judge, and his wife Emily Augusta Scott. His father was a descendant of Sir Joseph Yates (1722–1770) and his wife Elizabeth Baldwyn. He was educated at

Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13 –18) in Shrewsbury. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, it was originally a boarding school for boys; girls have been admitted into the ...

and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He was

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to the

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in 1881. Initially practicing on the North Wales Circuit, he entered local government and was elected as a member of the

for Tower Hamlets for three terms in 1892, 1895 & 1898 for the

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, and in 1901, was elected a County Alderman for a six-year term. In 1910 he was appointed the first chairman of the Trade Boards under the

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and worked as arbitrator in many industrial disputes. In 1912 he was appointed Crown Umpire under the Unemployment Act of 1911 and held this post until 1923. Yates decided over 1800 cases under the 1911 Act and over 4000 under the

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as well over 6000 decisions of claims for out of work donation. His work made up a large volume of case law on the interpretation of the Acts and on their application. He was made a C.B.E. a year after his retirement and was made Chancellor of the

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in 1942. He was also DL, JP, and Deputy Chairman of

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for

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. In 1896 he married Rose Caroline, widow of Walter Howman Buddicom, daughter of John Scott Bankes of

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, a descendant of

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and John Wynne, Bishop of

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and Bath and Wells, and sister of the Right Hon. Sir

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, Lord Justice of Appeal. They resided at Cilcen Hall,

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and had three daughters, one of whom, Elizabeth, married Brigadier John Montgomerie Hunt of the 5th battalion,

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, who were the parents of Admiral Sir

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, and grandparents of the Right Hon.

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MP.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Walter Baldwyn 1857 births 1947 deaths People educated at Shrewsbury School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple Members of London County Council Progressive Party (London) politicians