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Gordon Jenkins Hoyt Sr.

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Gordon Jenkins Hoyt Sr.

Birth
South Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Dec 2018 (aged 93)
New York, USA
Burial
Queensbury, Warren County, New York, USA Add to Map
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QUEENSBURY,, N.Y. - Gordon J. Hoyt Sr. resident of Queensbury, passed away on December 17th 2018.

He was born on October 23rd 1925 in South Weymouth, Mass., he was the son of H. Deane and Gertrude D. Hoyt.

He graduated from Govenor Dummer Academy and received an AB degree from Bowdoin College in 1950.

Upon graduation, he joined Glens Falls Insurance Company and during his 21 year tenure he held several positions in marketing and underwriting with his last position as Vice President.

From 1971 to 1978 he served as executive vice president and director of Puritan Insurance Co., a subsidiary of General Electric Capital.

In 1978, he left Puritan to form Gordon Hoyt Associates, an insurance underwriting management firm and in 1985 was founder and majority shareholder of Hermitage Insurance Co.

He was a member of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters.

A Veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps and prior to discharge in 1946 had achieved the rank of private first class.

Active in civic and charitable affairs in Glens Falls, he was also an enthusiastic golfer at Glens Falls Country Club and elsewhere. Gordon was also an avid gardener, fond of classical jazz, and member of the R.O.M.E.O. Lunch Club.
QUEENSBURY,, N.Y. - Gordon J. Hoyt Sr. resident of Queensbury, passed away on December 17th 2018.

He was born on October 23rd 1925 in South Weymouth, Mass., he was the son of H. Deane and Gertrude D. Hoyt.

He graduated from Govenor Dummer Academy and received an AB degree from Bowdoin College in 1950.

Upon graduation, he joined Glens Falls Insurance Company and during his 21 year tenure he held several positions in marketing and underwriting with his last position as Vice President.

From 1971 to 1978 he served as executive vice president and director of Puritan Insurance Co., a subsidiary of General Electric Capital.

In 1978, he left Puritan to form Gordon Hoyt Associates, an insurance underwriting management firm and in 1985 was founder and majority shareholder of Hermitage Insurance Co.

He was a member of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters.

A Veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps and prior to discharge in 1946 had achieved the rank of private first class.

Active in civic and charitable affairs in Glens Falls, he was also an enthusiastic golfer at Glens Falls Country Club and elsewhere. Gordon was also an avid gardener, fond of classical jazz, and member of the R.O.M.E.O. Lunch Club.


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