Galen R. Hitt

Galen R. Hitt (August 16, 1843 – March 11, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life Hitt was born on August 16, 1843, in Pawlet, Vermont. In 1859 he entered Troy Conference Academy in Poultney, attending the school for the next four years.

Hitt began to study law in Rutland in the law office of Dewey & Joice. He was admitted to the Vermont bar. In 1865, he moved to Albany, New York, and was admitted to the New York bar. He worked as a prominent criminal lawyer in the state, serving as a defense for Bat Shea in the murder of Robert Ross. In 1874, he helped organize Albany's Boatman's Relief Association, serving as a director and its attorney.

In 1865, Hitt married Sarah J. Crowley of Mount Holly, Vermont. They had no children. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in West Pawlet, Vermont.