Carrie L. Hoyt
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Carrie L. Hoyt was the Mayor of Berkeley, California
from January 20 to circa May, 1947. She is notable for having been Berkeley's first female mayor.
Mrs. Hoyt was born Carrie Knoles in Petersburg, Illinois
on October 24, 1866. Her father was a lawyer, newspaper publisher and Civil War veteran. In 1887, the Knoles family moved to San Diego County where her father served as U.S. Commissioner for Southern California, prosecuting smuggling cases. Carrie Knoles met, and in 1888, married her husband, William Hoyt. They had four children.
In 1909, the Hoyts moved to Berkeley. Mrs. Hoyt was elected to the Berkeley City Council in 1923, the first year of the city manager
form of government. After the City Manager announced his intention to resign as of January 15, 1947, the Berkeley City Council chose Mayor Fitch Robertson
to replace him, which it did on January 20. As the Vice Mayor, 80-year old Carrie Hoyt then assumed the office of Mayor to finish out Robertson's term, thus becoming Berkeley's first female mayor.
Mrs. Hoyt died March 25, 1950 at her home in Berkeley.
Carrie Hoyt's son Ralph E. Hoyt became Alameda County District Attorney, and later, a judge of the Superior Court.
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
from January 20 to circa May, 1947. She is notable for having been Berkeley's first female mayor.
Mrs. Hoyt was born Carrie Knoles in Petersburg, Illinois
Petersburg, Illinois
Petersburg is a city in Menard County, Illinois, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,299 at the 2000 census, and 2,185 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Menard...
on October 24, 1866. Her father was a lawyer, newspaper publisher and Civil War veteran. In 1887, the Knoles family moved to San Diego County where her father served as U.S. Commissioner for Southern California, prosecuting smuggling cases. Carrie Knoles met, and in 1888, married her husband, William Hoyt. They had four children.
In 1909, the Hoyts moved to Berkeley. Mrs. Hoyt was elected to the Berkeley City Council in 1923, the first year of the city manager
City manager
A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...
form of government. After the City Manager announced his intention to resign as of January 15, 1947, the Berkeley City Council chose Mayor Fitch Robertson
Fitch Robertson
Fitch Robertson was Mayor of Berkeley, California, United States, from 1943 to 1947.He was born February 12, 1896 in Pueblo, Colorado.Robertson was a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines. He served during World War I in a U.S. Army engineering battalion. He came to Berkeley in 1929. He...
to replace him, which it did on January 20. As the Vice Mayor, 80-year old Carrie Hoyt then assumed the office of Mayor to finish out Robertson's term, thus becoming Berkeley's first female mayor.
Mrs. Hoyt died March 25, 1950 at her home in Berkeley.
Carrie Hoyt's son Ralph E. Hoyt became Alameda County District Attorney, and later, a judge of the Superior Court.