Cyrus C. Yawkey

Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey (August 29, 1862 – May 18, 1943) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he 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. During World War I, he was a colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey, Marathon County Historical Society
  2. ↑ A Day in Wisconsin History: May 18
  3. ↑ Cyrus Yawkey, Wisconsin History Society


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