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David Jayne Hill

Rev. David Jayne Hill (June 10, 1850 – March 2, 1932) was an American academic, diplomat and author. He was president of Bucknell University and the University of Rochester.

Early life

The son of Baptist minister David T. Hill,[1] David Jayne Hill was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, on June 10, 1850. He graduated from Bucknell University in 1874 and was professor of rhetoric there from 1877 to 1879. In 1878 he received his Master of Arts degree, and he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.[2] He also undertook graduate studies at the University of Berlin and the University of Paris.[3]

Career

In 1879, Hill received his ordination and was appointed Bucknell's president.[4] From 1889 to 1896, he was president of the University of Rochester.[5] In 1888 and 1897 he studied at the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris.[6]

In 1900, he received an honorary Docteur ès lettres from the University of Geneva. He received an honorary LL.D. from Colgate University in 1884 and he received additional honorary degrees from Union University (1902), and the University of Pennsylvania (1902).[7] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1910.[8]

He was later a professor of European diplomacy at the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy.[9]

Diplomatic career

Hill began a diplomatic career when he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State in 1898, serving to 1903.[10]

He was appointed United States Minister to Switzerland in 1903.[11] Two years later he was appointed United States Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg.[12]

From 1908 to 1911 he was Ambassador to Germany.[13] He was also a member of the Permanent Administrative Council of The Hague Tribunal.[14]

Hill was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate from New York in 1914.[15]

Later career

During World War I he wrote articles critical of Woodrow Wilson's decision to ask for a declaration of war and the Wilson administration's conduct of the war effort.[16] In July 1920 he was chairman of the Republican State Convention in New York.[17]

In 1922 Hill received France's Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.[18]

Personal life

In 1874, Hill married Anna Amelia Liddell. Together they had three sons; Anna died two weeks after giving birth to her third child.[19]

In 1886, he married Juliet Lewis Packer (1853–1923).[20] They were the parents of twins:

Juliet Hill died in Washington, D.C., after being struck by a delivery wagon while crossing the street.[22] He died in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 1932.[23]

Works

Bust of Hill displayed at the Rush Rhees Library on the campus of the University of Rochester

Hill was an author of biography and also wrote works on religion, psychology, and other topics. His published works include:

References

  1. ^ University of Rochester, Office of the President: Presidents of the University Archived November 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, David Jayne Hill, accessed August 6, 2013
  2. ^ Oscar McMurtrie Voorhees, editor, The Phi Beta Kappa Key, Volume 4, 1919, page 481
  3. ^ The Successful American, Hon. David Jayne Hill, September 1900, page 35
  4. ^ Parkman, Aubrey (1974). David Jayne Hill and the Problem of World Peace. Bucknell University Press. pp. 23–24. ISBN 9780838712597. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Past Presidents | University of Rochester". rochester.edu. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Rogers, Howard Jason (1906). Congress of Arts and Science: Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. Houghton, Mifflin. p. 369. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Cutter, William Richard (1921). American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Vol. 9. Pub. under the direction of the American historical society. p. 24. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Pittsburgh Press, Brilliant Diplomat May Succeed Dr. White, August 10, 1902
  10. ^ "Dr. David J. Hill's Opinions". The New York Times. October 22, 1898. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  11. ^ New York Times, Diplomats Exchange Posts, January 6, 1903
  12. ^ Youngstown Vindicator, Ambassador: David Jayne Hill Will be Nominated for Post at Berlin, November 8, 1907
  13. ^ The New York Times, "Ambassador Hill Quits Berlin Post", April 15, 1911
  14. ^ Associated Press, St. Petersburg Evening Independent, Noted Educator Claimed by Death, March 3, 1932
  15. ^ Rochester Evening Journal, Island Job for 'Young Jim', February 11, 1929
  16. ^ Robert Edwards Annin, Woodrow Wilson: A Character Study, 1924, page 385
  17. ^ P.F. Collier & Son, Collier's New Encyclopedia, Volume 5, 1921, page 15
  18. ^ New York Times, France Honors David Jayne Hill, July 16, 1922
  19. ^ Aubrey Parkman, David Jayne Hill and the Problem of World Peace, 1974, pages 18–19, 32–33
  20. ^ Ann Gordon, editor, The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Volume 5, page 402
  21. ^ Parkman, David Jayne Hill and the Problem of World Peace, page 36
  22. ^ Associated Press, Miami News, German Ambassador's Wife Dies of Injury[permanent dead link], January 16, 1923
  23. ^ New York Times, David Jayne Hill Dies at Age of 81, March 3, 1932 (subscription required)

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