| Joseph W. Hoyt | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 4th |
| Term Start: | January 5, 1885 |
| Term End: | January 7, 1889 |
| Predecessor: | Van S. Bennett |
| Successor: | John J. Kempf |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Vernon 1st |
| Term Start1: | January 2, 1871 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 1872 |
| Predecessor1: | Reuben May |
| Successor1: | Reuben May |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Craftsbury, Vermont, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chaseburg, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Viroqua Cemetery, |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1861 - 1862 |
| Rank: | Private, USV |
| Unit: | 1st Reg. Vt. Vol. Cavalry |
| Battles: | American Civil War |
Joseph W. Hoyt (May 18, 1840July 8, 1902) was an American merchant and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1885 & 1887) and State Assembly (1871), representing Vernon County.
Born in Craftsbury, Vermont, Hoyt served in the 1st Vermont Cavalry during the American Civil War. In 1863, he settled in Chaseburg, Wisconsin, and was a merchant and lumber dealer. He served on the town board, and then, on the Vernon County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. He was chairman of the county board. Hoyt served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1871 as a Republican and then in the Wisconsin State Senate during the 1885 and 1887 sessions.[1] [2] Hoyt died at his home in Chaseburg, Wisconsin.[3]
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 8, 1870
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