Heusted W. R. Hoyt

Heusted Warner Reynolds Hoyt (November 1, 1842 – April 8, 1894) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1869 to 1870 and from 1873 to 1874. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1886 to 1889, and he served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889.

Heusted Warner Reynolds Hoyt
Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District
In office 1869 – 1870[1][2]
Preceded by	William C. Street
Succeeded by	Elbert A. Woodward
In office 1873 – 1874[1][2]
Preceded by	Asa Woodward
Succeeded by	Galen A. Carter
Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office 1887 – 1889[1][2]
Preceded by	John A. Tibbits
Succeeded by	John H. Perry
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Greenwich
In office 1886 – 1889[1][2]
Personal details
Born	November 1, 1842[3] Ridgefield, Connecticut[3]
Died	April 8, 1894 (aged 51)[3] Greenwich, Connecticut[3]
Resting place	Christ Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Political party	Republican[2]
Residence	Greenwich, Connecticut
Alma mater	The Academy of Greenwich, Columbia College
Occupation	lawyer[2]
Military service
Branch/service	Connecticut National Guard
Years of service	1863–1877
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Company F, Connecticut 8th Regiment; Connecticut 4th Regiment

Early life and family

Hoyt was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on November 1, 1842. He was the son of the Rev. Warner Hoyt, the rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, and Elizabeth Phillipina Reynolds. His father died when Heusted was three years old.[3]

Political career

He was elected a member of the Connecticut Senate in 1869 and in 1873.

He was elected a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1886 to 1889, and he served as Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1887 to 1889.[4]

He was elected the first judge of the Borough Court of Greenwich in 1889, and held that office as long as he lived.

References

1. Connecticut. General Assembly (1881). Roll of State Officers and Members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881: With an Appendix Giving the Congressional Delegates, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, and the Date of Incorporation of the Cities, Boroughs, and Towns. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company.
2. Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. 1891. pp. 97.
3. CSLIB
4. SOTS