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Henry
Martyn
Hoyt
Sr.
Born in Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ziba Hoyt
and Nancy (Hurlbut) Hoyt
Brother of
John Dorrance Hoyt
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth Loveland
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Martyn Hoyt Jr.
Died
at age 62
in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by 17th Governor John F. Hartranft |
Henry M. Hoyt 18th Governor of Pennsylvania  |
Succeeded by 19th Governor Robert E. Pattison |
Biography
Henry Hoyt Sr. is Notable.
BGen Henry Hoyt Sr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 52nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 52nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, 18th Pennsylvania Governor. Henry was born in Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA; attended Lafayette College in Easton Pa in 1846-48; graduated at Williams in 1849; admitted to the bar at Wlikes-Barre in April 1853. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 52nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services". After the war he was elected as the 18th Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1879 to 1883. Appointed additional Law Judge of Luzerne Co. 1867; chairman of the Republican State Committee 1876-77.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5995096
- Henry Hoyt on Wikipedia
- http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/1879-1951/4284/henry_martyn_hoyt/468314
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