Background
Yager, Joseph Arthur was born on March 24, 1890 in Owensville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles H. and Eliza A. (Zengler) Yager.
Yager, Joseph Arthur was born on March 24, 1890 in Owensville, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles H. and Eliza A. (Zengler) Yager.
Tnd. University, Bachelor of Arts, 1915. Information Technology of Michigan, Bachelor of Laws, 1920.
School teacher, Indiana, 1907-1919. Superintendent schools, Owensville, 1913-1919. Instructor English, University of Michigan, 1919-1920.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1920, since practiced in Toledo. Member firm Cobourn, Yager, Notnagel, Smith & Beck, since 1952. A Receiver Toledo & Western Railroad Company, 1922-1925.
President W. Toledo National Bank, 1928-1934. President Toledo City Plan Commission, 1933-1941. Member Lucas County (O.) Plan Commission, 1938-1941, also Toledo Traffic Commission.
Board of trustees Toledo Municipal League, 1935-1949. Vice president Toledo Metropolitan Park Board, since 1943. Secretary, treasurer Toledo Estate Planning Council, 1957-1959.
Board of directors Toledo Public Library, Lucas County Children’s Home.
Member firm Cobourn, Yager, Notnagel, Smith & Beck, since 1952. A Receiver Toledo & Western Railroad Company, 1922-1925. Member Lucas County (O.) Plan Commission, 1938-1941, also Toledo Traffic Commission.
Member American, Ohio, Toledo bar associations, American Judicature Society, Northwestern Ohio History Society, National, Toledo legal aid societies, Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce (director), Toledo Round Table (president 1924), City Manager League Toledo (president 1935-1936), Toledo Regional Planning Association (president 1943-1946), Downtown Toledo Associates (president 1956-1958), Parent Teacher Association (president Longfellow School 1921-1922, Thomas A. DeVilbliss High School 1933-1934), Order of Coif. American Bar Association; City Planning Conference of Ohio. Clubs: Lawyers (University of Michigan), Loyal Knights of the Round Table.
Married Edna G. Pratt, September 2, 1911. Children: Joseph Arthur, John W., Charles A. Public.