Cyrus C. Yawkey
American politician and business executive in lumber
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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.
- Lumber executive
- Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1895–1896)
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| Born | August 29, 1862 |
| Died | May 18, 1943 (aged 80) |
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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]
