Cyrus C. Yawkey Explained

Cyrus C. Yawkey
Birth Date:	29 August 1862
Birth Place:	Chicago, Illinois
Death Place:	Wausau, Wisconsin
Occupation:	Lumber executive Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1895–1896)

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Marchetti. Louis. History of Marathon County - Wisconsin and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. Chicago. 2016-12-30.
2. Web site: Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey, Marathon County Historical Society . 2011-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320175903/http://www.marathoncountyhistory.org/PeopleDetails.php?PeopleId=315&View=Y&ItemName= . 2012-03-20 . dead .
3. http://www.wishistory.com/may18.html A Day in Wisconsin History: May 18
4. Web site: Yawkey, Cyrus Carpenter (1862-1943). Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-12-30.
5. News: Cyrus C. Yawkey . . . . 4 . May 19, 1943 . September 22, 2020 . newspapers.com.
6. News: W. H. Yawkey Dead . . 3 . March 6, 1919 . September 22, 2020 . newspapers.com.