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John Wesley Hoyt (October 13, 1831 – May 23, 1912) was an American politician and educator. Hoyt was the third Governor of Wyoming Territory.


Early life

Hoyt was born in
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, and graduated from the
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in 1849. He attended the
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and Ohio Medical College before attaining his medical degree from the
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in Ohio in 1853.


Career

In 1857, Hoyt moved to
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
and became active in politics. While in Wisconsin, he served as manager of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society and was editor for the ''Wisconsin Farmer and Northern Cultivator''. He served as United States and Wisconsin commissioner to the
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in
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and again at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in
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. From 1874 to 1876, he was chairman of the Wisconsin Board of Railroad Commissioners. On April 10, 1878, President
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appointed Hoyt as governor of the Territory of Wyoming, replacing John Thayer. He served in that capacity until 1882. Hoyt was a strong supporter of education. Under the direction of Secretary of State William H. Seward he prepared a large study on education in America and Europe. In 1887, following a brief time living in
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, Hoyt returned to Wyoming to become the first president of the
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. He later lobbied strongly for the creation of a national university. He died in
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, on May 29, 1912, and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery.


Legacy

John Wesley Hoyt is the namesake of Hoyt Peak in
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.


References


Further reading

* Hoyt, John Wesley.


External links

*
The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyt, John Wesley 1831 births 1912 deaths People from Worthington, Ohio Businesspeople from Wisconsin Editors of Wisconsin newspapers Governors of Wyoming Territory Ohio Wesleyan University alumni 19th-century American politicians Journalists from Ohio Presidents of the University of Wyoming 19th-century American businesspeople Burials at Glenwood Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) American lecturers