| Robert Roberts Hitt | |
| In office May 4, 1881 – December 19, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | John Hay |
| Succeeded by | J.C. Bancroft Davis |
| Born | January 16, 1834 Urbana, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1906 (aged 72) Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Secretary, Politician |
Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was born in Urbana, Ohio to Reverend Thomas Smith Hitt and Emily John Hitt. The Assistant Secretary of State, from 1853 until 1913 was the second-ranking official within the American Department of State. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Milton Hay ( October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman diplomat author journalist and private secretary John Chandler Bancroft Davis, commonly known as Bancroft Davis ( December 22, 1822 &ndash December 27, 1907) was an American Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Urbana is a city in and the County seat of Champaign County, Ohio, United States, 47 miles (76 km west of Columbus. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Narragansett Pier is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A secretary is either an administrative assistant in business office administration, or a certain type of mid- or high-level governmental position such as a A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Urbana is a city in and the County seat of Champaign County, Ohio, United States, 47 miles (76 km west of Columbus. He and his parents moved to Mount Morris, Illinois in 1837. Mount Morris is a village in Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. There he was educated at Rock River Seminary and later at De Paul University. Mount Morris College was a religious college affiliated with the Church of the Brethren in Mount Morris Illinois. DePaul University is a private institution of Higher education and Research in Chicago, Illinois, U An expert short hand writer and only one at that time who represented that skill, he became a very close friend of President Abraham Lincoln, so close that during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, at the request of Lincoln, Hitt was used as a short hand note taker. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate and the incumbent Stephen A Lincoln had first used him in many trials in Chicago, Illinois when Lincoln was a lawyer. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person In 1872, Hitt was a personal secretary for Senator Oliver P. Morton and in December 1874 he was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant First Secretary of the American Legation in Paris, serving from 1874 to 1881 and as Charge d'Affaires a part of that time. A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He was United States Assistant Secretary of State under James G. Blaine during President James A. Garfield and President Chester A. Arthur's Administrations in 1881 and was elected to represent Illinois 5th district in the United States House of Representatives in 1882. The Assistant Secretary of State, from 1853 until 1913 was the second-ranking official within the American Department of State. James Gillespie Blaine ( January 31, 1830 &ndash January 27, 1893) was a U President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. He became Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the beginning of the Fifty-first Congress. He was appointed in July 1898 by President William McKinley as a member of the commission to establish government in the Sandwich Islands. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last "Sandwich Island" redirects here Sandwich Island is also an early name for the Cook Islands island of Manuae, and for the island of Efate During the last years of his life he was Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of He died on September 20, 1906. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Morris, Illinois along with his parents. Mount Morris is a village in Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States.
| Preceded by John Hay | United States Assistant Secretary of State May 4, 1881 – December 19, 1881 | Succeeded by J.C. Bancroft Davis |
| Preceded by Robert M.A. Hawk | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883 | Succeeded by Reuben Ellwood |
| Preceded by Thomas J. Henderson | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 6th congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895 | Succeeded by Edward D. Cooke |
| Preceded by Hamilton K. Wheeler | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th congressional district March 4, 1895 – September 20, 1906 | Succeeded by Henry S. Boutell |