Talk:Francis S. Hoyt

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A fact from Francis S. Hoyt appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 January 2009, and was viewed approximately 222 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Francis S. Hoyt, the first President of Willamette University in Oregon, USA, graduated from Wesleyan University, a school his father helped to found?

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Hoyt street in Portland named after him?[edit]

Is this the guy who inspired the name of Hoyt street in the alphabet district in Portland? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.193.152.54 (talk) 17:20, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, the street is named for Richard Hoyt. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:45, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]