Henry Hamilton Hoyt Sr.
Henry Hamilton Hoyt Sr. (June 28, 1895 - November 5, 1990) was the president of Carter products division of Carter-Wallace starting in 1965.[1]
Biography
He was born on June 28, 1895. He had a son, Henry Hamilton Hoyt Jr..[2]
He died on November 5, 1990.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Henry Hoyt, 96, Dies. Headed Drug Company". New York Times. November 7, 1990. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
Perhaps the company's best-known product was Carter's Little Liver Pills, which had been developed in the 1870s by Dr. Samuel J. Carter, a druggist in Erie, Pa. Mr. Hoyt changed the name to Carter's Little Pills in 1959 after the Federal Trade Commission objected to advertising claims that the pills increase the flow of bile from the liver, and the United States Supreme Court refused to intervene.
- ^ "Carter-Wallace". Wall Street Journal. August 12, 1965. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
Henry H. Hoyt, Jr., was named president of the newly created Carter products division of this drug, specialty foods and toiletries concern. Fred L. Lemont was named vice president, marketing, of the unit. ...