Individual Details
Robert Reynolds Hitt Senior
(16 Jan 1834 - 20 Sep 1906)
Robert Hitt was a member of the US House of Representatives. He came to Mount Morris at age 3 with his family. He graduated from Asbury Academy in Greencastle, IN in 1855. He worked as a law and newspaper reporter in Chicago. Among other assignments, he covered the Lincoln-Douglas debates. He also toured Europe. Robert Hitt bought Rock River Seminary in 1873, and later sold it to Melchor Newcomer.
In 1874 President Grant appointed Hitt as the first secretary of the American Legation at Paris, France. President Garfield appoint him Assistant Secretary of State under Secretary Blaine. In 1882 he was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives. He served in the House until his death in 1906.
In 1874 President Grant appointed Hitt as the first secretary of the American Legation at Paris, France. President Garfield appoint him Assistant Secretary of State under Secretary Blaine. In 1882 he was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives. He served in the House until his death in 1906.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1834 | Urbana, Champaign, OH | |||
| Marriage | 1874 | Sallie Reynolds |  | ||
| Death | 20 Sep 1906 | ||||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle, IL |
Families
| Spouse | Sallie Reynolds ( - ) |
| Child | William Floyd Hitt ( - ) |
| Child | Robert Reynolds Hitt Junior (1874 - ) |
| Father | Thomas Smith Hitt (1797 - 1852) |
| Mother | Emily John ( - ) |
| Sibling | John Hitt ( - ) |
| Sibling | Martin Hitt ( - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas M. Hitt ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry P. Hitt ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Hitt ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret A. Hitt (1844 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Maria Hitt (1848 - 1935) |
Endnotes
1. Kable, Harry, Mount Morris: Past and Present. Revised Edition (Mount Morris, IL: Kable Brothers Company, 1938), page 111.