William G. Yerger
American lawyer and politician
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William G Yerger (died November 6, 1899) was a lawyer in Greenville, Mississippi[1] who served in the Mississippi Senate. He was a Democrat.
He served first as a soldier and then as an officer in the Confederate Army.[2] He served in Company D, 28th regiment Mississippi Cavalry and was a 2nd Lieutenant at the end of the American Civil War.[3]
He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1886 to 1890, representing Washington County, Mississippi, the 15th district.[4] He also was a key member of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention.[2]
He died November 6, 1899 aged 59 after being ill for several months.[2][5]
