William R. Hoyt
William R. Hoyt | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State. June 14, 1868 – via Google Books.
- ^ 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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