Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey was an American

United States

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 businessman and politician.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved with his family to Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...

 where he was educated. Started out as a clerk and then owned a business. He then moved to Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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 and started a sawmill

Sawmill

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 in present day Hazelhurst, Wisconsin

Hazelhurst (community), Wisconsin

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. He served on the Hazelhurst, Wisconsin

Hazelhurst, Wisconsin

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 town board and the Oneida County, Wisconsin

Oneida County, Wisconsin

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 board of supervisors. In 1895-1896, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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 as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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. In 1899, he moved to Wausau, Wisconsin

Wausau, Wisconsin

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, where he had his lumber buisness. During World War I

World War I

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, he served as a colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard

Wisconsin National Guard

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