Benjamin Franklin Yoakum

Benjamin Franklin Yoakum
B. F. Yoakum, circa 1900
Born(1859-08-20)August 20, 1859
Tehuacana, Texas
DiedNovember 28, 1929(1929-11-28) (aged 70)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationRailroad executive
SpouseElizabeth Bennett
Children2

Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (August 20, 1859 – November 28, 1929) was an American railroad executive of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who attempted to join the Frisco and Rock Island Railroads into a great system stretching from Chicago to Mexico.[1] In 1909, when Yoakum controlled 17,500 miles of railroad, Railway World magazine called him an "empire builder" who had done as much for the Southwest as legendary James J. Hill had done for the Northwest.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wildman, Edwin (April 23, 1909). "Self-Made Presidents of Our Railroads". Railway World. 53: 340. Retrieved 4 April 2011.