William R. Hoyt

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]

William R. Hoyt
South Carolina Senate
In office
1868–1870
Personal details
BornMassachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
UnitFirst Massachusetts Cavalry
Battles/warsCivil War

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

  1. 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.
  2. "Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina". The State. June 14, 1868 via Google Books.
  3. 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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