Ralph O. Yardley (1878 - December 6, 1961) was an American cartoonist who was described by The Honolulu Star-Bulletin as "one of America's widely-known cartoonists."[1] Over the course of his 57-year career, his cartoons were published in The San Francisco Examiner,[1] the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, later known as The Honolulu Advertiser),[2] The New York Globe, and The Stockton Record.[1][3]

Ralph O. Yardley
Born1878
DiedDecember 6, 1961
Stockton, California, U.S.
OccupationCartoonist
Children2 daughters

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  1. ^ a b c "Ralph O. Yardley". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 17, 1961. p. 43. Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Chaplin, George (1998). Presstime in Paradise: The Life and Times of The Honolulu Advertiser, 1856-1995. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780824820329. OCLC 806315274.
  3. ^ "Ralph O. Yardley, Artist and Cartoonist of National Note, Returns to Stockton to Join Record Staff. Comes Back to City of Birth to Help Build Bigger Stockton". Stockton Daily Evening Record. January 7, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.