Idaho Developer and State Legislator Capt. John E. Yates [otd 02/04]

Idaho rancher and Boise banker and developer John E. Yates was born February 4, 1845 in Bristol, Maine, a coastal town about forty miles northeast of Portland. His father disappeared on a sea voyage when John was four years old, a fate that had overtaken several of John’s forebears and relatives. Despite that, Yates went to sea himself when he was sixteen. Ten years of experience gained him promotion to ship’s captain and the wherewithal to invest in the ships he commanded. 
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