Burrage Yale was an American tin ware manufacturer and justice of the peace from Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the town treasurer and the largest employer in the town. He gave his name to Yale Avenue and Yale Fire Station. He was also the first postmaster recognized in Washington, D. C., and the cofounder of South Reading Academy, with abolitionist minister, Cyrus P. Grosvenor.
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1781, March 27, 1781
- Died
- 1860, September 5, 1860