William Hoyt Politician
William Ballard "Bill" Hoyt II (died March 25, 1992) was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly from Buffalo from 1975 to 1992. He died of a heart attack, suffered during a debate on the floor of the Assembly, in the Albany Medical Center. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1974, defeating Republican Albert Hausbeck. Hoyt was also an elected member of the Buffalo Common Council from 1970 to 1974. He ran on the Liberal Party line for Buffalo Mayor in 1989 and was defeated by incumbent James D. Griffin, who had defeated him in the Democratic Primary. His son Sam Hoyt succeeded him in the Assembly.Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park in Buffalo is named after Bill Hoyt.