Cyrus C. Yawkey
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| Born | August 29, 1862 |
| Died | May 18, 1943 (aged 80) |
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Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey (August 29, 1862 – May 18, 1943), commonly known as C. C. Yawkey, was an American business executive in lumber, and politician in Wisconsin.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Yawkey moved with his family to Saginaw, Michigan, where he was educated. He started out as a clerk and then owned a business. He then moved to Wisconsin and started a sawmill in present-day Hazelhurst. He served on the Hazelhurst town board and the Oneida County board of supervisors. In 1895–1896, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. In 1899, he moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, where he had his lumber business.[1] During World War I, he was a colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard.[2][3][4] Yawkey died in May 1943 in Wausau, Wisconsin.[5]
A cousin, William H. Yawkey, owned the Detroit Tigers baseball team.[6]
References
- ^ Marchetti, Louis. History of Marathon County - Wisconsin and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey, Marathon County Historical Society". Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ A Day in Wisconsin History: May 18
- ^ "Yawkey, Cyrus Carpenter (1862-1943)". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Cyrus C. Yawkey". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. UP. May 19, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. H. Yawkey Dead". Wausau Daily Herald. March 6, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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