HITCHCOCK
HITT
tional clmrch at Exeter. N.H. He studied at the
universities of Halle and Berlin. 1S4T— tS. and re-
signed his pastorate at Exeter in 18.")2 to accept
the Collins chair of natural and revealed religion
at Bovvdoin college, which he occupied. 18.j2-5.1.
In 18oj he became Washburn professor of church
history in the Union Theological seminary. New
York. In 1866 he visited Italy and Greece, and
in 18G9-70 Egypt, Sinai and Palestine. On Nov. 9.
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1880. he was elected president of the Union
Theological seminary to succeed the Rev. "William
Adams, which position he held until his death.
He was president of the American Palestine Ex-
ploration society. 1871-87; an editor of the
American Tlicological Review, 1863-70: and a
trustee of Amherst. 1869-87. He received the
degrees of D.D. from Bowdoin in 1855, LL.D.
from Williams in 1873, D.D. from the University
of Edinburgh in 1885. and LL.D from Harvard in
1886. He is the author of: The Life. Cliaracter
and Writings of Edward Robinson (1863); A Com-
plete Analysis of the Holy Bible (1869): Hymns
and Songs for Social and Sabbath Woi'ship (1875);
Socialism (1879); and Eternal Atonement, ser-
mons, published posthumously (1887). He died
in South Somerset. Mass.. June 16, 1887.
HITCHCOCK, Samuel Austin, philanthropist, was born in Brimfield. Mass., Jan. 9, 1794; son of Gad and Keziah (Bates) Hitchcock; grandson of the Re%-. Caleb and Sarah (Winchester) Hitch- cock and of Lieut. Samuel Bates: great-grandson of Luke and Martha (Colton) Hitchcock; great-- grandson of Luke and Sarah (Dorchester) Hitch- cock, and greats-grandson of Luke Hitchcock. Samuel received a limited education at the dis- trict school, taught school one year, worked in Dudley, Mass., for a short time, and in 1820 went to Boston, where he engaged in the dry- gocKls commission business. In 1831 he went to Southbridge, Ma.ss., as agent of the Hamilton Woolen company, and held the position until 1843. when he withdrew entirely from business pursuits. He represented Southbridge in the Ma-ssachusetts legishiture in 1836, and was presi- dent of the Southbridge bank, 1836-42. He re- turned to his native town, where he spent the rest of his life with his Bisters family. He was
deeply interested in the welfare of educational
institutions, ujxjn several of whic-h lie bestowed
generous gifts. Among these may be mentioned:
$175,000 to Amherst
college: $120,000 to
Andover Theological
seminary: $80,000 to
found the Hitchcock
free high school at
Brimfield: §50.000 to
Illinois college: ^8000
to Tabor college,
Iowa; .$25,000 to the
Congregational House
in Boston, and many
other smaller sums.
Amherst College and
Andover Tlieological
seminary each ac-
knowledged his mu-
nificence by naming professorships in his honor.
He die.l at BrhnfieM.:\rass., Nov. 23, 1873.
HITT, Robert Roberts, representative, was lx)rn in Urbana, Ohio, Jan. 16. 1834; son of Thomas Smith and Emily (John)Hitt: grandson of Martin and Margaret (Smith) Ilitt and of Robert and Asenath (Graves) John, and a de- scendant of Peter Hitt. who arrived at Ger- manna, Va.. in 1714. from Xassau-Siegen, Ger- many; and of Jolin Philip John, who arrived in Chester county. Pa., in 1709, from Pembroke- shire, Wales. He re- moved to Ogle coun- ty, 111., in 1837, with his parents: was a student at Rock River seminary and at In- diana Asbury univer- sity, and was graduat- ed at Indiana State university in 1855, re- ceiving his A.M. de- gree in course. He was a shorthand re- porter, and in 1858 rejwrted the speeches of Abraham Lincoln and his joint debate
with Senator Douglas. He was clerk of the senate committee on privileges and elections in 1872. He was married, Oct. 10, 1874. to Sallie, daughter of William F. Reynolds, of Lafayette, Ind. He was secretary of legation and charge d'affaires ad interim at Paris from Decemlier, 1874, to March. 1881, when he resigned, and was immediately appointed assistant .secretary of state, under James G. Blaine. He resigned Dec. 16, 1881. He was elected a represent- ative in the 47th congress, Nov. 7, 1882, to fill
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