Frank L. Yale
businessman from Joplin, Missouri
Colonel Franklin L. Yale (1848 – 1930) was a prominent businessman and politician from Joplin, Missouri, who cofounded the Joplin Stock Exchange. He served the Democrats as Chairman of Jasper County under Gov. William J. Stone, and was made a member of Joplin City Council. He was also a mining investor and broker, and was involved in the development of the railroads.
Early life
Frank L. Yale was born on April 14, 1848, in Knoxville, Illinois, and lived on a family farm until he was 15 years of age. His parents were Gad Lowery Yale and Abbey Reed, members of the Yale family. His brother was Rodney Horace Yale, who attended Yale District school in Yale, Michigan. He became the author of the Yale Genealogy book, and Secretary and board director of Dempsters, Nebraska, which would later be sold to billionaire Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway. Rodney also later cofounded the Globe Oil Company in Beatrice, Nebraska, with a capital stock of $500,000 in 1903, drilling oil fields in Wyoming. Yale's cousins were Dr.
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