Dennett, Tyler, 1883-1949

Historian, editor, and biographer of John Hay (statesman, diplomat, historian, journalist, and poet).

From the description of Tyler Dennett collection relating to John Hay, 1861-1937 (bulk 1899-1937). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84414449

Biographical Note

Tyler Dennett

• 1883, June 13: Born, Spencer, Wis.
• 1904: B.A., Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
• 1908: B.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.
• 1911: Married Maybelle Raymond
• 1924: Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
• 1924 - 1929 : Chief, Division of Publications of the Department of State
• 1929 - 1931 : Historical advisor, Department of State
• 1931 - 1934 : Professor of international relations, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1933 - 1934 : Published and received Pulitzer Prize in biography for John Hay: From Poetry to Politics. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1933.
• 1934 - 1937 : President, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
• 1939: Published Lincoln and the Civil War in the Diaries and Letters of John Hay. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1939.
• 1949, Dec. 29: Died, Geneva, N.Y.

John Hay

• 1838, Oct. 8: Born, Salem, Ind.
• 1858: Graduated, Brown University, Providence, R.I. Entered the law office of his uncle, Milton Hay, Springfield, Ill.
• 1861 - 1864 : Assistant private secretary to Abraham Lincoln
• 1864 - 1965 : Assistant adjutant general, United States Army
• 1865 - 1867 : Secretary of American legation, Paris, France
• 1867 - 1868 : Charge d'affaires, Vienna, Austria
• 1869 - 1870 : Secretary of American legation, Madrid, Spain
• 1870 - 1875 : Editorial writer, New York Tribune
• 1874: Married Clara Louise Stone (died 1914)
• 1879 - 1881 : Assistant secretary of state
• 1897 - 1898 : Ambassador to Great Britain
• 1898 - 1905 : Secretary of state
• 1905, July 1: Died, Lake Sunapee, N.H.

From the guide to the Tyler Dennett Collection Relating to John Hay, 1861-1937, (bulk 1899-1937), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)