William H. Yale
| William Hall Yale | |
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| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
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In office January 3, 1899 – January 7, 1901 |
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| Member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 15th district | |
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In office January 8, 1895 – January 2, 1899 |
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| Member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 8th district | |
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In office January 4, 1876 – January 7, 1878 |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota | |
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In office January 7, 1870 – January 9, 1874 |
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| Governor | Horace Austin |
| Preceded by | Thomas H. Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Alphonso Barto |
| Member of the Minnesota State Senate from the 11th district | |
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In office January 8, 1867 – January 6, 1868 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 12, 1831 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | January 25, 1917 (aged 85) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah E. Banks (1851), Mary L. Hoyt (1872) |
| Profession | lawyer |
William Hall Yale (November 12, 1831 – January 25, 1917) was a Minnesota lawyer and Republican politician who served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota.
Yale was born on November 12, 1831 in New Haven, Connecticut to Wooster Yale and Lucy Yale (née Hall). His father was a descendant of Elihu Yale and the early settlers of the New Haven Colony. After attending school in Wallingford, Connecticut and at Suffield Academy he worked as a teacher in Norwalk, Connecticut for 5 years. In 1854 he changed careers and worked as a bookkeeper for the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. In 1857, he decided to move west to Minnesota.
Yale settled in Winona, Minnesota. Shortly after arriving Yale was admitted to the bar (he had been studying law in his spare time for several years) and began a law firm with William B. Mitchell. He was quickly elected to local office in Winona as city justice, probate judge, and prosecutor. In 1867 he was elected to the Minnesota State Senate. In 1869 he was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor Horace Austin, serving from January 7, 1870 to January 9, 1874. He was elected to the Minnesota State Senate again in 1875.
An active member of the Republican party, Yale was a delegate to 2 different national conventions: the 1876 Republican National Convention (which he was unable to attend due to illness) and the 1892 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. He also led the Minnesota Republican conventions in 1872, 1873 and 1880.
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