Ethan A. Hitchcock (Interior)
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| Ethan Allen Hitchcock | |
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| 22nd United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office February 20, 1899 – March 4, 1907 |
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| President | William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
| 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. He was the nephew of Ethan A. Hitchcock, the U.S. Army general.
[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]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Ethan Allen Hitchcock at Find A Grave
- New York Times article on Hitchcock's appointment as Interior Secretary December 22, 1898.
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| Preceded by Clifton R. Breckinridge |
United States Ambassador to Russia August 16, 1897 – January 28, 1899 |
Succeeded by Charlemagne Tower, Jr. |
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| Preceded by Cornelius N. Bliss |
United States Secretary of the Interior Served under: William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt February 20, 1899 – March 4, 1907 |
Succeeded by James R. Garfield |
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