William R. Hoyt

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William R. Hoyt
South Carolina Senate
In office
1868–1870
Personal details
Born
Massachusetts
Political party Republican
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg United States
Branch/serviceFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Unit First Massachusetts Cavalry
Battles/wars Civil War

William R. Hoyt was a state senator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until 1870. He represented Colleton County. He was from Massachusetts. [1]

He served in the First Massachusetts Cavalry and was a mason by trade.

Hoyt worked as a builder in Walterboro, South Carolina. He was listed as a member of the South Carolina Senate in 1868. [2] He was identified as "colored". [3]

He was stabbed by a political rival on election day in 1870 and left South Carolina the following year. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hollis, Margaret Belser; Stokes, Allen H. (December 7, 2012). Twilight on the South Carolina Rice Fields: Letters of the Heyward Family, 1862-1871. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN   9781611172300 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State. June 14, 1868 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Woodson, Carter Godwin; Logan, Rayford Whittingham (June 14, 1920). "The Journal of Negro History". Association for the Study of Negro Life and History – via Google Books.
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