Wooster YALE Lucretia YALE Esther Cook YALE George W. YALE George W. YALE Charles Banks YALE Sarah Elizabeth BANKS William Hoyt YALE Mary Louisa HOYT Edwin Allen YALE Mary C. YALE Lucy Cabriella YALE Susan Louisa YALE Lucy HALL Mini tree diagram

William Hall YALE

12th Nov 1831 -

Politician/

Life History

12th Nov 1831

Born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

19th Nov 1855

Birth of son Charles Banks YALE

2nd Oct 1872

Married Mary Louisa HOYT

16th Jun 1876

Birth of son William Hoyt YALE

Other facts

 

Married Sarah Elizabeth BANKS

 

Died in Y/

Notes

  • Immediately after the death of his father, when only ten years old, hewent to live with a farmer by the name of Baldwin, in the town of WestBranford (CT?) Where he remained until till he was thirteen years ofage.  He then went to New Haven, where his mother was then living, andafter staying there about one year he went to Suffield, Connecticut,to prepare for college, then known as Suffield Literary Institution,where he remained until his eighteenth year.  He then went to Norwalk,CT, where he lived and taught school till he was twenty-two years ofage.  In the meantime he had commenced the study of law, under theinstruction of George R. Cowles. In 1855, Mr. Yale removed toHartford, CT, to take the position of book-keeper and cashier at theSharps Rifle Mfr. Co., and continued to act in that capacity till theearly spring of 1857, when he moved to Winona, Minnesota.  On thetwelfth day of August, 1857, he was admitted as an attorney in theUnited States Territorial Court, then sitting in the city of Winona,in the territory of Minnesota.  In the following spring, when onlytwenty-six years of age, he was elected city justice, of Winona.  In1859, was elected Probate Judge for the County of Winona, to fill avacancy, and in 1860 was elected County Attorney, which office he heldfor two terms of two years each.  In 1866 he was elected to the officeof Senator in the State Legislature, and in 1869 was electedLieutenant Governor of the state, and in 1871 was elected for anotherterm. At that time the Legislature met in annual session, so that hepresided over the senate for four consecutive sessions.  In 1875 hewas elected again as senator from Winona County, for a term of twoyears, and again in 1894, was elected Senator for a term of fouryears, and in 1898 was elected Representative for the term of twoyears. He was appointed Marshall for the Supreme Court in MinnesotaJanuary 1, 1906, which office he continues to hold [as of 1908], andwas then living with his wife and son at 300 Dayton Ave, St. Paul,Minnesota.  He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention inCincinnati in 1876, and in Minneapolis in 1892. He and his wife andtheir son were members of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

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