Franklin Chase Hoyt
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Franklin Chase Hoyt (September 7, 1876 – November 13, 1937) advocated for the establishment of a juvenile court in New York City.[1][2] After the establishment, he was the presiding judge of the New York City Children's Court.[3] He wrote the book Quicksands of Youth published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1921.
Biography
Franklin Chase Hoyt was born on September 7, 1876, in Pelham, New York to Janet Ralston Chase Hoyt. His grandfather was Salmon Portland Chase. He married Maud Rives Hoyt (1886–1982) and they had two daughters, Constance M. Hoyt.[4] and Beatrix Hoyt. He retired in 1933.[5] He died on November 13, 1937. He was buried at Wappingers Rural Cemetery.
Footnotes
- ^ "Judge Hoyt On The Needs Of The Children's Court". The New York Times. December 17, 1911. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "A Very Human Judge Needed For Children". The New York Times. December 18, 1911. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Franklin Chase Hoyt". The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. 1930. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Social Activities in New York". The New York Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ New York State Domestic Relations Court. 1933.
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