influential member of the Methodist church. He was married Oct. 30,
1860, to Maggie Holstein, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. They have three
sons.
WM. H. YALE was born Nov. 12, 1831, at New Hartford, Connecticut; was
educated at Sheffield Institute; came to Winona in 1857, and practiced
law. He was state senator in 1867-68, 1876-77, and lieutenant governor
from 1870 to 1874.
Other prominent citizens of Winona are: Dr. James Monroe Cole, the
oldest physician in the city; Royal Day Cone, one of the first
merchants; Judge Wm. Mitchell; ---- Norton, a lumberman and county
treasurer several years; W. W. Phelps, first president of the State
Normal School; ---- Hough, builder of the first large hotel; Hodgins,
Yeomans & Laird, lumbermen.