Cyrus C. Yawkey
American businessman and politician
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| Intro | American businessman and politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Businessperson | |
| Work field | Business Politics | |
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| Birth | 29 August 1862 | |
| Death | 18 May 1943 (aged 80 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo | |
| Politics: | Republican Party |
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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.