David Jayne Hill

David Jayne Hill
United States Ambassador to Germany
In office
June 14, 1908 – September 2, 1911
PresidentTheodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Preceded byCharlemagne Tower
Succeeded byJohn G. A. Leishman
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
July 15, 1905 – June 1, 1908
Preceded byStanford Newel
Succeeded byArthur M. Beaupre
United States Ambassador to Switzerland
In office
January 7, 1903 – July 1, 1905
Preceded byArthur Sherburne Hardy
Succeeded byBrutus J. Clay II
24th United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office
October 25, 1898 – January 28, 1903
Preceded byJohn Bassett Moore
Succeeded byFrancis Loomis
2nd President of the University of Rochester
In office
1889–1896
Preceded byMartin Brewer Anderson
Succeeded byBenjamin Rush Rhees
Personal details
Born(1850-06-10)June 10, 1850
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 2, 1932(1932-03-02) (aged 81)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Anna Amelia Liddell
(m. 1874; died 1880)
Juliet Lewis Packer
(m. 1886; died 1923)
ProfessionAuthor, University President, diplomat
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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.