Charles W. Hoitt (October 21, 1847 – April 2, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician from Nashua, New Hampshire who served in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature, as President of the New Hampshire Senate[2] and as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[3]

Hon.
Charles W. Hoitt
28th United States Attorney
for the District of New Hampshire
In office
1907[1]–1914
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byCharles J. Hamblett[1]
Succeeded byFred H. Brown
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
January 7, 1903 – April 2, 1903
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
District 19
In office
1903–1903
Member of the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1901–1901
Judge in the Municipal Court[2]
In office
1889–1907
Personal details
BornOctober 21, 1847
Newmarket, New Hampshire
DiedApril 2, 1925
Scituate, Massachusetts
Alma materDartmouth College, 1871

Hoitt was born in Newmarket, New Hampshire on October 21, 1847[3]

In 1871 Hoitt graduated from Dartmouth College.[2][3]

Hoitt married Harriet Louisa Gilman daughter of Virgil C. Gilman.[4]

Hoitt was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar, and practiced law in Nashua, New Hampshire.[2]

Hoitt served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1901.[2]

Hoitt served as a judge in the Municipal Court from 1889 to 1907.[2][3]

On February 11, 1907 Hoitt was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[3][1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Edward Thompson (March 1907), Law Notes, Volume 10, Northport Long Island, New York: Edward Thompson Company, p. 285
  2. ^ a b c d e f Clark, Allan Chester (May 1903), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XXXIV, No. 5, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 307
  3. ^ a b c d e Doyle, J. J. (1927), Proceedings of the Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire at Its Annual Meeting, Volume 5, No. 3, Concord, New Hampshire: Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire, pp. 63–68
  4. ^ Necrology (June 1903), The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to History, Biography, Literature, and State Progress, Volume XXXIV, No. 6, Concord, New Hampshire: The Granite Monthly Company, p. 455

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Charles J. Hamblett
28th United States Attorney
for the District of New Hampshire

1907–1914
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by President of the New Hampshire Senate
January 7, 1903 – April 2, 1903
Succeeded by