Oliver Hoyt (July 24, 1823 – May 5, 1887) was a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1877 to 1881. He was President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate from 1877 to 1879.
Oliver Hoyt | |
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| President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1877–1879[1] | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim H. Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert W. Phillips |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1877–1881[2] | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Bruggerhof |
| Succeeded by | Edwin L. Scofield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1823 Stamford, Connecticut |
| Died | May 5, 1887 (aged 63) Stamford, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Maria Corse
(m. 1852; died 1918) |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Blachley Hoyt Mary Blachley Weed |
| Occupation | Leather merchant and financier |
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Early life edit
Hoyt was born in Stamford, Connecticut on July 24, 1823, the sixth child and son of Joseph Blachley Hoyt (1787–1854) and Mary Blachley Weed (1794–1854), who were married in 1813.[3] His siblings included Joseph Blachley Hoyt (1813–1889), Lyman Hoyt (1815–1891), Mary Catharine Hoyt (1817-1877), William Hoyt (1819–1902),[4] Harvey Hoyt (1821–1893),[5] Sylvester Hoyt (1826–1847), Alvah Hoyt (1829–1853), Emily Maria Hoyt (b. 1831), and Mark Hoyt (1835–1896).[6][3][7]
His maternal grandparents were Eliphalet Weed and Martha (née Hoyt) Weed. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Hoyt (1739–1799) and Sarah (née Weed) Hoyt (c. 17467–1830).[3]
He was educated at the common schools in Stamford.[7]
Career edit
In 1844, Oliver and his brother William formed the firm W. & O. Hoyt in New York City, later known as the "Hoyt Brothers." The firm was one of the best known leather merchants in the City.[7]
In 1872, he was a presidential elector and cast his vote for Ulysses S. Grant. Hoyt was a trustee of a fund of $250,000 that had was raised by private subscription in 1881 for the benefit of Grant and his family, to insure the General an income for the remainder of his life.[8]
From 1877 to 1881, Hoyt served three terms in the Connecticut Senate representing Connecticut's 12th Senate district as a Republican. From 1877 until 1879, he served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In 1878, he was chairman of the Joint Special Committee on Federal Relations.[7]
He was a nominee for Governor of Connecticut.
Later career edit
After leaving the Senate, he returned to run the Hoyt leather merchant business, which his sons took over after his death.[7][9] He served as Chairman of Wesleyan College.
Personal life edit
On October 19, 1852, Hoyt was married to Maria Corse (1830–1918), daughter of John Barney Corse of New York City.[3] Together, they were the parents of eight children:
- Edward Clark Hoyt (1853–1925),[10] who married Cordelia Ida Bruggerhof (d. 1932), the daughter of Frederick Bruggerhof[11][12]
- Oliver Corse Hoyt (1856–1859), who died young.[3]
- Alice Maria Hoyt (1858–1860), who died young.[3]
- Theodore Rushmore Hoyt (1861–1923)[13][14]
- Nellie Elinor Hoyt (1864–1865), who died young.[3]
- George Seney Hoyt (1866–1931), who died unmarried.[15]
- Schuyler Colfax Hoyt (1870–1885)[3]
- Walter Stiles Hoyt (1873–1920)[3]
Hoyt was injured when he was thrown from his carriage in Greenwich, Connecticut and broke his collar bone.[16][17] Oliver Hoyt died at his home in Stamford in 1887.[7][18] In his will, he left bequests to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church of New York, Cornell College, Iowa, and the Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Brooklyn, among others. He left $300,000 to his widow and the remainder of his estate was to be divided amongst his children.[19]
Descendants edit
His grandson, Edward Kenneth Hoyt (1885-1938), who attended the Browning School in New York City and the Lawrenceville School and was a 1908 Yale graduate, who married Maria Augusta Daurer DeWust, the daughter of Francisco S. Daurer and Maria E. Kalhwoda, on June 5, 1926, in Paris.[20]
References edit
- ^ "SOTS". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hoyt, David Webster (1871). A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families. author. p. 396. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
Mary Blachley Weed Hoyt (1791 - 1854).
- ^ "Death List of a Day: William Hoyt". The New York Times. Stamford, Connecticut. December 24, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Died: Hoyt". The New York Times. December 4, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death List of a Day: Mark Hoyt". The New York Times. December 31, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Well Known Merchant Dead.; Oliver Hoyt's Accident Results Fatally--His Career". The New York Times. May 6, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant - First Edition - Signed - Ulysses S. Grant - Bauman Rare Books".
- ^ "Honoring Oliver Hoyt.; His Business Associates Testify to Their Appreciation". The New York Times. May 8, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (November 29, 1925). "Edward Hoyt Dies; Leather Pioneer; Former President of Central Company Began His Career as a Tanner. A Native New Yorker Served as Director of National Park Bank for 37 Years -- Member of Many Clubs". The New York Times. p. E13. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Mrs. Edward C. Hoyt". The New York Times. June 14, 1932. p. 24. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ Burton, Richard; Herndon, Richard (1898). Men of Progress | Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life in and of the State of Connecticut. Boston: New England Magazine. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Wesleyan University Bulletin. Wesleyan University. 1916. p. 53. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Hoyt Royalty History". hoytroyalty.com. January 10, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Times, Special To The New York (October 15, 1931). "George S. Hoyt Dies in Stamford Home; Member of Well-Known Family Had Lived for 65 Years in House of His Birth. Had Traveled Widely Fond of Hunting, Polo and Yachting, He Was Noted for His Skill as a Marksman". The New York Times. p. 20. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Oliver Hoyt Injured.; Thrown From His Carriage Near His Connecticut Home". The New York Times. May 4, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oliver Hoyt Doing Well". The New York Times. May 5, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oliver Hoyt's Funeral.; Many Friends From This City Attend the Services". The New York Times. May 10, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bequests by Oliver Hoyt". The New York Times. May 19, 1887. p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased during the Year 1937-1938 (PDF) (Series 35 No. 12 ed.). Yale University. March 1, 1939. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
