Joel Yancey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1773
Place of Birth: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Apr-1838
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Joel Yancey
- Joel Yancey (October 21, 1773 – 1838) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
- He was born in Albemarle County, Virginia.
- Later, he moved to Kentucky.
- Yancey was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1809-1811.
- He also served in the Kentucky Senate 1816-1820 and 1824-1827. Yancey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831).
- While in Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-first Congress).
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1830 to the Twenty-second Congress.
- Yancey died in Barren County, Kentucky in April 1838 and was buried in that county.
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