William R. Hoyt
William R. Hoyt | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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
- ^ 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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