John Sherman Hoyt (July 29, 1869 [1] – March 30, 1954) [2] was an American scouter and YMCA co-founder. [3] He was National Council Vice President for Finance [4] and a member of the National Council Executive Board for the Boy Scouts of America. [5] He was on the Advisory Board for the YMCA. [6] In 1897 he purchased a large Continent Island estate in Tokeneke, Darien, Connecticut. [1] The Darien Scouts used this estate for their summer camps during the 1920s and 1930s and it became known as Treasure Island. [7] In 1926 Hoyt received the Boy Scout Silver Buffalo Award. [8] In 1947 he donated 18 acres of land to the Alfred W. Dater Council, [9] which became the Five Mile River Camp and was thereafter sold. [10] In 1966, 174 acres of the John Sherman Hoyt Reservation was donated and named in his honor. [11] Other roles Hoyt held included national war work council conference member at army post, [12] and a director and board member for the American Car & Foundry Company. [13]
John Sherman Hoyt (July 29, 1869 [1] – March 30, 1954) [2] was an American scouter and YMCA co-founder. [3] He was National Council Vice President for Finance [4] and a member of the National Council Executive Board for the Boy Scouts of America. [5] He was on the Advisory Board for the YMCA. [6] In 1897 he purchased a large Continent Island estate in Tokeneke, Darien, Connecticut. [1] The Darien Scouts used this estate for their summer camps during the 1920s and 1930s and it became known as Treasure Island. [7] In 1926 Hoyt received the Boy Scout Silver Buffalo Award. [8] In 1947 he donated 18 acres of land to the Alfred W. Dater Council, [9] which became the Five Mile River Camp and was thereafter sold. [10] In 1966, 174 acres of the John Sherman Hoyt Reservation was donated and named in his honor. [11] Other roles Hoyt held included national war work council conference member at army post, [12] and a director and board member for the American Car & Foundry Company. [13]