David Jayne Hill | |
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24th United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
In office October 25, 1898 – January 28, 1903 |
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Preceded by | John Bassett Moore |
Succeeded by | Francis Loomis |
Personal details | |
Born | June 10, 1850 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | March 2, 1932 | (aged 81)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Politician, Author, Historian, University President |
David Jayne Hill (June 10, 1850–March 2, 1932) was an American diplomat and historian.
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, he was educated at Bucknell University from which he graduated in 1874. He served as professor of rhetoric in the institution from 1877 to 1879 and was for the eight years following its president. From 1888 to 1896, he was president of the University of Rochester. After several years spent in Europe in the study of international law and diplomacy, he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State in 1898, serving to 1903. He was appointed United States Minister to Switzerland in the latter year. Two years later he was appointed United States Minister to the Netherlands. From 1908 to 1911 he was Ambassador to Germany. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1914. He served for a time as professor of European diplomacy in the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy in Washington D.C. and was a member of the Permanent Administrative Council of The Hague Tribunal. During the progress of World War I and especially after the participation of the United States, he wrote much in criticism of the attitude of the Democratic administration toward the war. In July, 1920 he was chairman of the Republican State Convention in New York. He wrote much on historical and literary subjects. He died in 1932.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Francis Wayland Tustin |
President of Bucknell University 1879 – 1888 |
Succeeded by George G. Groff |
Preceded by Martin Brewer Anderson |
President of University of Rochester 1889 – 1896 |
Succeeded by Benjamin Rush Rhees |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by John Bassett Moore |
United States Assistant Secretary of State October 25, 1898 – January 28, 1903 |
Succeeded by Francis Butler Loomis |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by Stanford Newel |
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands July 15, 1905 – June 1, 1908 |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Beaupre |
Preceded by Charlemagne Tower, Jr. |
United States Ambassador to Germany June 14, 1908 – September 2, 1911 |
Succeeded by John G.A. Leishman |