Cyrus C. Yawkey

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.

Cyrus C. Yawkey
Yawkey, c. 1905
Born(1862-08-29)August 29, 1862
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMay 18, 1943(1943-05-18) (aged 80)
Wausau, Wisconsin
Occupation

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
  1. Marchetti, Louis. History of Marathon County - Wisconsin and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  2. "Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey, Marathon County Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  3. A Day in Wisconsin History: May 18
  4. "Yawkey, Cyrus Carpenter (1862-1943)". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  5. "Cyrus C. Yawkey". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. UP. May 19, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "W. H. Yawkey Dead". Wausau Daily Herald. March 6, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved September 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.


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