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Heusted W R Hoyt

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Preceded by
  
William C. Street

Preceded by
  
John A. Tibbits

Succeeded by
  
Elbert A. Woodward

Succeeded by
  
John H. Perry


Preceded by
  
Asa Woodward

Name
  
Heusted R.

Succeeded by
  
Galen A. Carter

Political party
  
Republican Party

Heusted W. R. Hoyt

Died
  
April 8, 1894, Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Education
  
Columbia College of Columbia University in the City of New York

Residence
  
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Service/branch
  
Connecticut Military Department

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.

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Early life and family

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.

Political career

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.

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

References

Heusted W. R. Hoyt Wikipedia