Yates, EDMUND HODGSON (1831-1894), a British journalist. He wrote several novels of merit and was the theatrical critic of the Daily News for six years; he edited the Temple Bar Magazine, was the first editor of Tinsley's Magazine and was a constant contributor to All the Year Round. In 1873 he was appointed London representative of the New York Herald, which post he resigned in July, 1874, when he established The World. He published two volumes of Recollections and Experiences, besides several novels.