Bio of YALE, Harry C. (b.1885), Hennepin Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Pruden Submitted: June 2003 ========================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ======================================================== submitted by Laura Pruden, email Raisndustbunys@aol.com ======================================================== EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical Vol III, pg 521-522 HARRY C. YALE One of the successful young business men of Minneapolis is Harry C. Yale, superintendent of the Curtis-Yale-Holland Company. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on the 25th of May, 1885, a son of Stephen M. and Cora (Morgan) Yale, both natives of New York state. Stephen M. Yale was born August 15, 1857, at Guilford, New York. He married Cora Morgan, August 14, 1879. She was born February 24, 1861. S. M. Yale left his native state in 1880 and located at Clinton, Iowa, where he remained until 1882, when he removed to Wausau, Wisconsin. In 1893 he came to Minneapolis with the Curtis-Yale Company, which company later became the Curtis-Yale-Howard Company and in 1919 was changed to the Curtis-Yale-Holland Company, of which he was vice president. He was prominently con-nected with lumber and mill interests throughout the Northwest and was recognized as a business man of ability. He was active in the upbuilding of Minneapolis and for many years held membership in the Minneapolis Club. His friends were legion and he enjoyed the confidence aad respect of all with whom he came into contact, His death occurred on the 12th of October, 1921. Mrs. Yale passed away on Jan­uary 16, 1916. To their union one child was born, Harry C. of this review. The public schools of Minneapolis afforded Harry C. Yale his education and after putting his textbooks aside he started in business with his father, learning it from the ground up. His inherent ability and close application to the thing at hand won him constant promotion and in 1915 he was made superintendent of the plant of the Curtis-Yale-Holland Company, which important position he still holds. He is likewise a director in the University State Bank. In Minneapolis, on the 19th of August, 1908, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Yale to Miss Edna Moritz, a daughter of A. G. Moritz of this city. Mrs. Yale is socially prominent. Since attaining his majority Harry C. Yale has been a stanch supporter of the Republican Party and the principles for which it stands. Fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, holding membership in Minneapolis Lodge, No. 44, and socially he is connected with the Minneapolis Athletic Club. As a public-spirited citizen, whose influence is ever on the side of advancement and improvement, he holds membership in the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association and the St. Anthony Commercial Club. For recreation Mr. Yale turns to the great outdoors and is very fond of fishing and hunting.