David W. Hoyle

{{Short description|American politician (1939–2023)}} {{other people|David Hoyle}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{infobox officeholder |name=David W. Hoyle |state_senate=North Carolina |district=[[North Carolina's 43rd Senate district|43rd]] |term_start=January 1, 1993 |term_end=October 22, 2010 |preceded=''District created'' |successor=[[Kathy Harrington]] |birth_date={{birth date|1939|2|4}} |death_date={{death date and age|2023|3|29|1939|2|4}} |death_place=[[Dallas, North Carolina]], U.S. |party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse=Linda |children=4 |alma_mater=[[Lenoir–Rhyne University|Lenoir–Rhyne College]] |profession=Politician }} '''David W. Hoyle''' (February 4, 1939 – March 29, 2023) was an American politician from [[North Carolina]]. He was a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's forty-third [[North Carolina Senate|Senate]] district from 1993 to 2010, and the state's secretary of revenue from 2010 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/0/BoardsAndCommissions/EDB/Members/Bio_Hoyle_David.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010411/https://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/0/BoardsAndCommissions/EDB/Members/Bio_Hoyle_David.pdf |archive-date=January 9, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A real estate developer from [[Dallas, North Carolina]], he served as the mayor of the town and was a graduate of [[Lenoir–Rhyne University|Lenoir–Rhyne College]].

Hoyle announced in 2009 that he would retire at the end of the [[North Carolina General Assembly of 2009–10|2009–10 session]] of the legislature,<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holye_to_retire News & Observer: Hoyle to retire] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213073915/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holye_to_retire |date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> in what was his ninth term in the state Senate. Shortly before the expiration of his term in 2010, Gov. [[Beverly Perdue]] appointed him Secretary of Revenue, a [[North Carolina Cabinet|Cabinet]] post.<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/ken_lay_walks_the_plank_david_hoyle_in News & Observer: Ken Lay walks the plank, David Hoyle in] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211113240/http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/ken_lay_walks_the_plank_david_hoyle_in |date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Cheney">{{cite book|author=Cheney, John L. Jr.|title=North Carolina Government, 1585–1974|url=https://archive.org/details/northcarolinagov1975nort|year=1974|page=428}}</ref> He served until Perdue left office in 2013.<ref name = AP>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-david-hoyle-obituary-legislature-13a8237246f403fb6d31d7484dce1dbd|title = Former N. Carolina senator, tax secretary Hoyle dies at 84|date = March 29, 2023|accessdate = March 29, 2023|work = [[Associated Press News]]}}</ref>

Hoyle and his wife, Linda, had four children. He died at his home in Dallas, North Carolina, on March 29, 2023, at the age of 84, from complications of a stroke he had several years prior.<ref name = AP/>

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==External links== *[http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=14 Official legislative page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315180213/http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUserID=14 |date=March 15, 2008 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080829120749/http://www.cra-nc.org/sb947_archive_63005.htm News & Observer: "Hoyle is all about business in Senate"] (reprinted by Community Reinvestment Association of NC) *[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=5908 Project Vote Smart]

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