Oliver Hoyt
Oliver Corse Hoyt | |
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| President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate | |
| In office 1877–1879[1] | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim H. Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert W. Phillips |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1877–1881[2] | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Bruggerhof |
| Succeeded by | Edwin L. Scofield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1823[3] Stamford, Connecticut |
| Died | May 5, 1887 (aged 63)[3] Stamford, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut[3] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Maria Hoyt |
| Children | Edward Clark Hoyt, Alice Maria Hoyt, Theodore Rushmore Hoyt, Nellie Elinor Hoyt, George S. Hoyt, Schuyler Colfax Hoyt, Walter S. Hoyt |
| Occupation | leather merchant and financier |
Oliver Corse Hoyt (July 24, 1823 – May 5, 1887) was a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1877 to 1881. He was President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut Senate from 1877 to 1879.
He was born in Stamford, Connecticut on July 24, 1823, the son of Joseph Blachley Hoyt and Mary Blachley Weed Hoyt.
In 1844, Oliver and his brother William formed the firm W. & O. Hoyt in New York City.
He was a presidential elector in 1872, he cast his vote for Ulysses S. Grant. Hoyt was a trustee of a fund of $250,000. that had was raised by private subscription in 1881 for the benefit of Grant and his family, to insure the General an income for the remainder of his life.[4]
He served as Chairman of Wesleyan College.
He was a nominee for Governor of Connecticut.
Oliver Hoyt died at his home in Stamford in 1887.