Osborne Ingle Yellott was born on January 1, 1871, in
Towson, Maryland, to
John I. Yellott. His grand-uncles were George Yellott and
William P. Maulsby, both judges of the court of appeals. He was also grand-nephew of
Coleman Yellott. Yellott graduated from the public school in Towson and attended Major Wilburn B. Hall's private school in Baltimore for two years. Yellott graduated from
St. John's College in
Annapolis in 1891. He left St. John's briefly in his junior year and worked for a paper in
Washington, D.C., before returning to finish his degree. He graduated with a law degree from the
University of Maryland School of Law. He was
admitted to the bar in 1892. ==Career==