Franklin Chase Hoyt (September 7, 1876 – November 13, 1937) advocated for the establishment of a

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. After the establishment, he was the

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of the New York City Children's Court. 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

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to Janet Ralston Chase Hoyt. His grandfather was

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. He married Maud Rives Hoyt (1886–1982) and they had two daughters, Constance M. Hoyt. and Beatrix Hoyt. He retired in 1933. He died on November 13, 1937. He was buried at Wappingers Rural Cemetery.

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