Pope Yeatman

Pope Yeatman (August 3, 1861 – December 5, 1953) was an American mining engineer and consultant. He was known for his work in mining in South Africa, Chile, and Alaska. He was a member of the War Industries Board during World War I.

Early life Pope Yeatman was born on August 3, 1861, in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis's mining school with an Engineer of Mines (E. M.) degree in 1883. His uncle, James E. Yeatman, was a philanthropist in St. Louis. His first name was derived from the name of his grandfather Nathaniel Pope, an early politician in the Illinois territory. During this period, he worked in Washington, D.C.

Personal life Yeatman married Georgie Claiborne Watkins, daughter of Judge Claiborne Watkins, of Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 26, 1894. They had two daughters and a son: Mrs. Ernest C. Savage, Georgiana, Pope Jr. His wife was involved in restoring Robert E. Lee's Stratford on the Potomac home and was president of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation. She died in 1941. They lived at 1118 Spruce Street in Philadelphia. They later lived at "Five Gables" in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and they had a "Chislehurst" summer home in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

Yeatman died on December 5, 1953, aged 92, at his home in Chestnut Hill.