- William Hoyt
Infobox State Representative
honorific-prefix =
name = William B. Hoyt
honorific-suffix =
state_assembly = New York
district = 144th
term_start = 1975
term_end = March 26, 1992
preceded =
succeeded =Sam Hoyt
birth_date =
birth_place =
death_date = Death date|1992|3|25
death_place =Albany, New York
restingplace =
restingplacecoordinates =
birthname = William Ballard Hoyt II
nationality =
party = Democratic
otherparty = Liberal Party
spouse = Susan (Curran) Hoyt
relations =
children = 4
residence =Buffalo, New York
alma_mater =Hamilton College
occupation =William Ballard "Bill" Hoyt II (died March 25, 1992) was a Democratic member of the
New York State Assembly from Buffalo from 1975 to 1992. He died of a heart attack, suffered during a debate on the floor of the Assembly, in the Albany Medical Center. He was 54. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1974, defeating Republican Albert Hausbeck. Hoyt was also a an elected member of the Buffalo Common Council from 1970 to 1974. He ran on the Liberal Party line for Buffalo Mayor in 1989 and was defeated by incumbent James D. Griffin, who had defeated him in the Democrat Primary.Source needed|date=September 2008 His namesake son, popularly calledSam Hoyt succeeded him in the Assembly.Kevin Sack (March 26, 1992). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CEEDD133FF935A15750C0A964958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "William B. Hoyt, Assemblyman In New York State, Is Dead at 54"] , "The New York Times".] [Jon R. Sorenson (March 26, 1992). "Assemblyman Hoyt Dead of Heart Attack", "The Buffalo News ". ( [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BN&p_theme=bn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF95EDB65D46C1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Newsbank] )]Hoyt Lake in
Delaware Park in Buffalo is named in Bill Hoyt's honor.Tom Buckingham (July 11, 2008). [http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/389616.html "Grant to fix, enhance Hoyt Lake landscape"] , "The Buffalo News".] [ [http://www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/files/1_2_1/Public%20Art%20Website/Web%20Pages/William%20Hoyt%20Plaque.html William Hoyt Plaque] . City of Buffalo.]References
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