Ethan A. Hitchcock (Interior)
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| Ethan Allen Hitchcock | |
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| In office February 20, 1899 – March 4, 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Cornelius Newton Bliss |
| Succeeded by | James Rudolph Garfield |
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| Born | September 19, 1835 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1909 (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Ethan Allen Hitchcock (September 19, 1835 – April 9, 1909) served under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
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[edit] Early life
Born on September 19, 1835, in Mobile, Alabama, Hitchcock was in his sixties when first appointed by President McKinley to be U.S. minister to Russia in 1897.
[edit] Government career
He was recalled in the following year to serve in first McKinley's and then his successor, Roosevelt's, Cabinet. As Secretary of the Interior, Hitchcock pursued a vigorous program for the conservation of natural resources and reorganized the administration of Native American affairs. Hitchcock died April 9, 1909, in Washington, D.C.[1]
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[edit] External links
- Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Find A Grave
- New York Times article on Hitchcock's appointment as Interior Secretary December 22, 1898.
| Preceded by Clifton R. Breckinridge |
United States Ambassador to Russia August 16, 1897 – January 28, 1899 |
Succeeded by Charlemagne Tower, Jr. |
| Preceded by Cornelius N. Bliss |
United States Secretary of the Interior February 20, 1899 – March 4, 1907 |
Succeeded by James R. Garfield |
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