Henry D. Hitt (September 15, 1823 – June 23, 1907) was an American farmer, businessman, and legislator.
Born in
Danby, Vermont
Danby is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,284 at the 2020 census.
Name origin
According to the ''Vermont Encyclopedia'', Danby was most likely named for Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby and Duke of Leeds."Dan ...
, Hitt moved to
Wisconsin Territory in 1847 and settled on a farm in the town of
Oakfield in
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 104,154. Its county seat is Fond du Lac. The county was created in the Wisconsin Territory in 1836 and later organized in 1844. Fond du La ...
. Hitt served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly in 1858. Hitt also served on the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture and Wisconsin Board of Regents. He was a member of the Wisconsin state and Fond du Lac agricultural societies. In addition to farming, Hitt was in the banking and insurance businesses. Hitt died in Oakfield following a stroke of paralysis.
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1823 births
1907 deaths
People from Danby, Vermont
People from Oakfield, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
19th-century American legislators
19th-century American businesspeople
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