David W. Hoyle Explained

David W. Hoyle
State Senate:North Carolina
District:43rd
Term Start:January 1, 1993
Term End:October 22, 2010
Preceded:District created
Successor:Kathy Harrington
Birth Date:4 February 1939
Death Place:Dallas, North Carolina, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Linda
Children:4
Alma Mater:Lenoir–Rhyne College
Profession:Politician

David W. Hoyle (February 4, 1939 – March 29, 2023) was an American politician from North Carolina. He was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-third Senate district from 1993 to 2010, and the state's secretary of revenue from 2010 to 2013.[1] A real estate developer from Dallas, North Carolina, he served as the mayor of the town and was a graduate of Lenoir–Rhyne College.

Hoyle announced in 2009 that he would retire at the end of the 2009–10 session of the legislature,[2] in what was his ninth term in the state Senate. Shortly before the expiration of his term in 2010, Gov. Beverly Perdue appointed him Secretary of Revenue, a Cabinet post.[3] [4] He served until Perdue left office in 2013.[5]

Hoyle and his wife, Linda, had four children. He died at his home in Dallas, North Carolina, on March 29, 2023, at the age of 84, from complications of a stroke he had several years prior.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . July 17, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010411/https://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/0/BoardsAndCommissions/EDB/Members/Bio_Hoyle_David.pdf . January 9, 2017 . dead .
  2. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holye_to_retire News & Observer: Hoyle to retire
  3. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/ken_lay_walks_the_plank_david_hoyle_in News & Observer: Ken Lay walks the plank, David Hoyle in
  4. Book: Cheney, John L. Jr.. North Carolina Government, 1585–1974. 1974. 428.
  5. News: Former N. Carolina senator, tax secretary Hoyle dies at 84. March 29, 2023. March 29, 2023. Associated Press.