Solano County Biographies

W. K. HOYT

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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is a native of Fairfield, Franklin county, Vt., and was born on August 7, 1829.  
Here he received his primary education at the common schools.  Moved to New York 
City in 1846, and resided with his uncle, W. K. Hoyt, a lawyer in that city, and 
received his academical education at the �Mechanics High School.�  His father 
took up his residence in that city some time after Mr. Hoyt arrived there, 
engaging in the drug trade.  The subject of this sketch went to Saratoga county, 
N. Y., form which he emigrated to California via the Isthmus, and arrived in San 
Francisco February 3, 1852, settling on Spring Flat, El Dorado county, where he 
was engaged principally in mining, but a portion of the time was employed as a 
farmer.  In October, 1859, he came to Suisun, Solano county, and for over three 
years was engaged in the butcher business, but in the fall of 1863 sold out and 
went to Austin, Nevada Territory, and was one of the electors who cast a vote 
for the first constitution, of that State.  On his return to Suisun, in 1865, he 
was elected Superintendent of the Suisun and Fairfield Water Works, and in the 
meantime was engaged in the grocer trade in company with E. D. Perkins, but sold 
his interest in the store to that gentleman a few years ago and has since 
pursued various occupations.  Was the Republican nominee for County Treasurer in 
1877, and is the present candidate for that office by the same party.  Married 
in Sacramento, Cal., Miss Hannah E., daughter of G. A. Hoyt, a native of Lower 
Canada, March 5, 1859.  She was born April 30, 1841.
 
History of Solano County � San Francisco, Cal. - Wood, Alley  & Co., East 
Oakland, pub 1879, pp 412