Frank Harris Hitchcock

Frank Harris Hitchcock

44th United States Postmaster General
In office March 5, 1909 – March 4, 1913
Preceded by	George von L. Meyer
Succeeded by	Albert S. Burleson
Personal details
Born	(1867-10-05)October 5, 1867 Amherst, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 25, 1935(1935-08-25) (aged 67) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician

Frank Harris Hitchcock (October 5, 1867 – August 25, 1935), was chairman of Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1909. He was then Postmaster General of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 to 1913.

1 Biography
2 Images
3 External Link
4 Notes

Biography

He is credited with establishing the first U.S. airmail service. As Postmaster General, he made prosecution of mail fraud a top priority, and led a major crackdown on people using the mails to sell shares in worthless companies.^[1]

According to historian David Leighton, "He graduated from Harvard in 1891 and the George Washington University Law School in 1894. During his time at Harvard he met Theodore Roosevelt at the Audubon Society, both sharing a passion for the study of birds. Hitchcock credited Roosevelt for his success at the national level: From 1897 to 2005 Hitchcock served in the departments of Agriculture and Commerce. From 1905-08, he was assistant postmaster general."

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Preceded by George von L. Meyer	United States Postmaster General Served under: William Howard Taft March 5, 1909 – March 4, 1913	Succeeded by Albert S. Burleson
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Preceded by Harry S. New	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1908 – 1909	Succeeded by John F. Hill

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Cabinet of President William Howard Taft (1909–1913)

Vice President	James S. Sherman (1909–1912) None (1912–1913)

Secretary of State	Philander C. Knox (1909–1913)

Secretary of the Treasury	Franklin MacVeagh (1909–1913)

Secretary of War	Jacob M. Dickinson (1909–1911) Henry L. Stimson (1911–1913)

Attorney General	George W. Wickersham (1909–1913)

Postmaster General	Frank H. Hitchcock (1909–1913)

Secretary of the Navy	George von L. Meyer (1909–1913)

Secretary of the Interior	Richard A. Ballinger (1909–1911) Walter L. Fisher (1911–1913)

Secretary of Agriculture	James Wilson (1909–1913)

Secretary of Commerce and Labor	Charles Nagel (1909–1913)

External Link

David Leighton, "Street Smarts: General Hitchcock Highway remembers a man whose influence went from D.C. to Tucson and back," Arizona Daily Star, Feb. 25, 2014

Notes

^ Selling the Pure Blue Sky at www.miningswindles.com

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