Eugene Gorham Hoitt | |
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| 6th Mayor of Marlborough | |
| In office 1898–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Charles L. Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Plunkett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 12, 1850[1] Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.[1] |
| Died | April 12, 1912 (aged 62) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Sarah Frances Barrett |
| Alma mater | Buffalo University, 1881[1] |
| Occupation | Surgeon[1] |
Eugene Gorham Hoitt (April 12, 1850 – April 12, 1928) was a Massachusetts surgeon[1] and politician who served as the sixth mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts.[1]
Biography
Hoitt was the oldest child of the railroad engineer Samuel Locke Hoitt and Ann Jane Hadley. In 1864, his father survived the Shohola train wreck as the engineer of the Confederate prisoner's train. In 1873 Hoitt married Sarah Frances Barrett, with whom he had two daughters.[2]
Hoitt was the first Democrat ever to be elected mayor of Marlborough.[1] As well as serving as the city's sixth mayor, Hoitt was a member of the Massachusetts State Medical League and served as Medical examiner for the ninth district.[1] In 1900 and 1902, Hoitt served as the President of the Middlesex County Medical Society.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 359
- ↑ Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 360