Arthur Adolph Hitt (November 9, 1890 – February 20, 1971) was an American politician and educator. Hitt was born in the Town of

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, Buffalo County, Wisconsin and was the elder brother of the politician

Edmund Hitt Edmund Hitt (February 9, 1901 – July 17, 1976) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Hitt was born in the town of Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin, and was the younger brother of the politician Arthur A. Hitt. He attended the ...

. Hitt graduated from Alma High School. He served in the United States Military during

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. Hitt graduated from La Crosse State Normal School and the

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where he received his bachelor's and master's degree. For five years, Hitt taught at Milwaukee Vocational School and then farmed full-time in Alma. Hitt was involved with the Wisconsin Farmers Union and the local electric cooperative. Hitt served in the

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from 1927 to 1939 and was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.''State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal Eightieth Regular Session'', March 16, 1971, In Memory of Arthur A. Hitt, p. 427. Hitt died in Menomonie, Wisconsin and was buried at Tell Cemetery in Alma.

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