Hon. Harry B. Yeaton of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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   HON. HARRY B. YEATON, the present mayor of Portsmouth, N. H.,
was born in this city in 1865, a son of Henry Augustus and Ara Abby
(Brooks) Yeaton. The father, Henry A. Yeaton, also a native of Ports-
mouth, has been for many years one of its most prominent citizens, having
achieved business success as a member of the firm of H. A. Yeaton & Son,
dealers in flour, grain and provisions. A Republican in politics, he has fre-
quently held public office, having served on the board of aldermen, as repre-
sentative to the general court, and as a member of the state senate. He is
also closely connected with several important business interests, aside from
the firm of which he is a member, and is identified with various benevolent
associations, besides being an active and prominent member of the Baptist
church.
   Harry B. Yeaton acquired his education in the public schools and at
Smith Academy, and while a resident of Detroit, Michigan, from 1879 to
1882, he attended the Detroit high school. Returning to Portsmouth in 1882,
he entered the employ of Joshua Brooks & Co., in which concern his father
was a partner, and of which the present firm of H. A. Yeaton & Son is the
successor. In 1887 he himself became a partner in the concern and so re-
mains to the present time. This is one of the old and reliable business
houses of Portsmouth, and one of the most successful. As a Republican,
Mr. Yeaton early began to take an interest in public affairs, aiding the cause
of good government whenever he found opportunity. He served as alder-
man in 1898, and was representative to the general court in 1897, and
again in 1903, fulfilling his duties at all times in a manner to inspire confi-
dence in his fellow-citizens. His election as mayor of the city took place
December 8, 1913, and he assumed the duties of office January 1, 1914,
since which time he has served in this office with credit to himself and with
advantage to the community. As a business man he is able and far-sighted,
thorough and systematic in his habits. In his personal character he is
modest, letting his public and private acts speak for themselves, while his

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genial manners and whole-souled disposition have won for him hosts of
warm friends and admirers. His fraternal affiliations are with the Royal
Arcanum, the Grange, and the Knights of the Golden Eagle.
   Mr. Yeaton was married, December 25, 1890, to Elizabeth Ferguson, a
native of Salem, Mass. They have five children, namely: Ruth A.; Philip
0.; Dorothy B.; Donald F., and Caroline F.