Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Minerva Hamilton Hoyt

Socialite and civic activist

Date of Birth: 27-Mar-1866

Place of Birth: Durant, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-1945

Profession: socialite, civil rights advocate

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Minerva Hamilton Hoyt (March 27, 1866 – December 15, 1945) was an early American activist who worked to preserve California desert areas, and helped gain preservation by establishing Joshua Tree National Park.
Born on a Mississippi plantation, she later lived in East Coast cities with her physician husband before they moved to Pasadena in 1897.
There she gradually became deeply interested in desert plants and habitat.