Legislator Details
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Photo captured from Find-a-Grave.com, 6/5/2026
Marcus Hoyt
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 51
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/6/1871
City: Muir, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/26/1940
City: Suttons Bay, MI
County: Leelanau County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 6/30/1940
City: Keswick, MI
County: Leelanau County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Abigail An 'Abbie' Geroy, dau. of Joseph Geroy, 3/3/1896; children: 2, George Kenneth and Owen Allan
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Congregationalist
Military Service:
Occupation: druggist, pharmacist
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended district schools and the Saline high school.
Biographical Sketch:
Of Welsh ancestry. Son of George G. and Elizabeth A (Gerald) Hoyt. He was a druggist at Mio and McKinley in Oscoda County, and for 25 years had followed the same business at Suttons Bay. He served as county road commissioner; justice of the peace; probate judge; secretary of Leelanau County Transit Co.; village president; and member of the Board of Education. He was a member of the Masons and M.W. of A. [Modern Woodmen of America].
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Fifty-Third Legislature, 1925-1926
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , Elections , Insurance , Towns and Counties
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Suttons Bay
County of Residence Leelanau
District: Leelanau
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/4/1924
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1925
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Insurance
Fifty-Second legislature, 1923-1924
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , Insurance , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Roads and Bridges
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Suttons Bay
County of Residence Leelanau
District: Leelanau
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: