Cyrus Carpenter Yawkey (August 29, 1862 – May 18, 1943) was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he moved with his family to Saginaw, Michigan where he was educated. Started out as a clerk and then owned a business. He then moved to Wisconsin and started a sawmill in present day Hazelhurst, Wisconsin. He served on the Hazelhurst, Wisconsin town board and the Oneida County, Wisconsin board of supervisors. In 1895-1896, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. In 1899, he moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, where he had his lumber buisness. During World War I, he served as a colonel in the Wisconsin National Guard.[1][2][3]