Career
He was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1912 to 1914 and served as Conservative Modern Language Association for Ontario North from 1898 to 1918. He was born in Barnstaple, Devonshire, was educated there and emigrated to Canada soon afterwards. Hoyle settled in Cannington, Ontario, where he worked as a cabinet maker and upholsterer.
Hoyle served on the Cannington School Board, also serving as secretary treasurer.
In 1895, he became reeve of Cannington. Hoyle died in office in 1918.