Hitt, Robert R. (Robert Roberts), 1834-1906
Variant namesIllinois stenographer for Lincoln-Douglas debates, diplomat, assistant secretary of state (1881-1882), and U. S. Congressman (1882-1906).
From the description of Letter, ca. 1881-1882. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 748839838
U.S. representative from Illinois.
From the description of Papers of Robert R. Hitt, 1830-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81736307
Biographical Note
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1834, Jan. 16:
Born, Urbana, Ohio -
1837:
Family moved to Mt. Morris, Ill. -
1855:
Graduated from Asbury University, Indiana -
1857:
Shorthand reporter for lawyers, Chicago, Ill. -
1858:
Reporter for Chicago Tribune: reports Lincoln-Douglas Debates Official reporter for state of Illinois -
1863:
Reporter for War Department courts-martial -
1865:
Reporter for Board of Treaty Commissioners to the Indians -
1867 -1868 :Toured Europe -
1871:
Secretary to Santo Domingo Commission -
1872:
Personal secretary for Senator Oliver P. Morton -
1874:
Married Sallie Reynolds -
1874:
Appointed secretary to United States Legation, Paris, France -
1881:
Assistant secretary of state -
1882:
Elected to Congress -
1890:
Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs -
1898:
Appointed to committee for Hawaiian Islands government -
1902:
Regent, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. -
1906:
Died, Narragansett Pier, R.I.
From the guide to the Robert R. Hitt Papers, 1830-1906, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| referencedIn | Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Hendry" to "House". | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Carrington Family papers, 1749-1929 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | William Woodville Rockhill papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Robert R. Hitt Papers, 1830-1906 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Hitt, Robert R. (Robert Roberts), 1834-1906. Letter, ca. 1881-1882. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Robb, Ellis. Ellis Robb collection of Iowa autographs, 1893-1936. | University of Iowa Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) |
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Birth 1834-01-16
Death 1906-09-20
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