Benjamin Franklin Yoakum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American railroad executive
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1859
Place of Birth: Tehuacana, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 28-Nov-1929
Profession: manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Benjamin Franklin Yoakum
- Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (August 20, 1859 – November 28, 1929) was a visionary 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.
- 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.
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