David C. Yakey [SEP] position held
David C. Yakey
David C. Yakey was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography.
Yakey was born on May 31, 1830 in Virginia. During the American Civil War, he served with the 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, achieving the rank of sergeant. Conflicts he took part in include the Vicksburg Campaign, the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. In 1867, Yakey married Julia Ann Adams. They would have eight children. Yakey died on February 23, 1908
Crown was photographed and written about in the "Western Morning News", 9 Sep 1940. Francis had been a member of the group since 1934. He became the Group's Deputy Grand Bard in 1962, and held the position until 1967.
He exhibited pieces at the Red Rose Guild in Manchester in 1950 and 1951. At St Ives in 1948, along with Barbara Hepworth, David Leach and Ben Nicholson. In the Newlyn Art Gallery in the late 1940s. Penlee House Museum (Penzance, Cornwall) in early