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Heusted W. R. Hoyt

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Heusted Warner Reynolds Hoyt
Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1869–1870[1][2]
Preceded byWilliam C. Street
Succeeded byElbert A. Woodward
In office
1873–1874[1][2]
Preceded byAsa Woodward
Succeeded byGalen A. Carter
Speaker
of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1887–1889[1][2]
Preceded byJohn A. Tibbits
Succeeded byJohn H. Perry
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Greenwich
In office
1886–1889[1][2]
Personal details
Born(1842-11-01)November 1, 1842[3]
Ridgefield, Connecticut[3]
DiedApril 8, 1894(1894-04-08) (aged 51)[3]
Greenwich, Connecticut[3]
Resting placeChrist Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican[2]
Residence(s)Greenwich, Connecticut
Alma materThe Academy of Greenwich,
Columbia College
Occupationlawyer[2]
Military service
Branch/serviceConnecticut National Guard
Years of service1863–1877
RankColonel
UnitCompany F,
Connecticut 8th Regiment;
Connecticut 4th Regiment

Heusted Warner Reynolds Hoyt (November 1, 1842 – April 8, 1894) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1869 to 1870 and from 1873 to 1874. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1886 to 1889, and he served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889.

Early life and family

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Hoyt was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on November 1, 1842. He was the son of the Rev. Warner Hoyt, the rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, and Elizabeth Phillipina Reynolds. His father died when Heusted was three years old.[3]

Political career

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He was elected a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1869 and in 1873.

He was elected a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1886 to 1889, and he served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889.[4]

He was elected the first judge of the Borough Court of Greenwich in 1889, and held that office as long as he lived.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Connecticut. General Assembly (1881). Roll of State Officers and Members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881: With an Appendix Giving the Congressional Delegates, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, and the Date of Incorporation of the Cities, Boroughs, and Towns. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. 1891. pp. 97.
  3. ^ a b c d e CSLIB
  4. ^ SOTS
Connecticut State Senate
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District

1869–1870
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District

1873–1874
Succeeded by
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Greenwich

1886–1888
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the
Connecticut House of Representatives

1887–1889
Succeeded by