Ethan Allen Hitchcock 

 1833-1909 



Ethan Allen Hitchcock, who died in Washington, D, C, April 

 9, 1909, was elected a Trustee of the Institution in November, 

 1902, to succeed his brother Henry Hitchcock, a member of the 

 original Board of Trustees. 



Having attained prominence in commercial life, and a reputa- 

 tion for integrity, high purpose, and industry, he was selected by 

 President McKinley to represent the United States in Russia, as 

 Minister in 1897 and as the first Ambassador to that country in 

 1898. He was recalled the following year to assume the portfolio 

 of the Secretary of the Interior, which position he held with 

 unusual distinction until his resignation in 1907. 



Mr. Hitchcock's wide acquaintance with public affairs and his 

 lively interest in educational matters caused him to take broad 

 views of the needs of the country and of the progress of learning. 

 He was gratified by his election to the Board of Trustees of 

 the Institution, and was in full accord with its purposes, and, 

 although burdened by official cares, he gave much time and 

 thought to its work and progress. By his death the Trustees of 

 the Institution have lost a warm friend and science has lost a 

 powerful ally. 



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