Phelps Buttolph Hoyt

Biography

Phelps Buttolph Hoyt’s life, spanning 1872 to 1908, unfolded during a period of great innovation and ambition in the Midwest, and he upheld the values of service and fidelity to family amid those shifting times. Those who knew him recall his thoughtful demeanor and his willingness to lend an attentive ear.

While the specifics of his daily labors are not widely recorded, his legacy endures through the esteem of those who remember him, and he rests in the peaceful grounds of Graceland Cemetery.