Yardley Warner
American Quaker educator, lawyer, and minister
About Yardley Warner
Lived 1815 – 1885 (aged 69–70).
Yardley Warner (1815–1885) was a Quaker educator, lawyer, and minister who helped establish schools for African Americans after the American Civil War.
Warner was born in Pennsylvania. He established the neighborhood now known as Warnersville in Greensboro, North Carolina, selling lots to African Americans. In 1876 he established Warner Institute in Jonesboro, Tennessee.
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Who was Yardley Warner?
American Quaker educator, lawyer, and minister (1815–1885)
When was Yardley Warner born?
Yardley Warner was born in 1815.
When did Yardley Warner die?
Yardley Warner died in 1885.
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