Wilson Hicks (politician)
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Wilson Hicks was a state legislator in Mississippi.[1] He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875.[2] He was a Republican and was of the last generation of African-Americans to be elected to state office in Mississippi prior to what was then called "the end to Republican reconstruction" in Mississippi.[3]
He had a wife and children.[2] His 6 year-old son reportedly shot himself while handling a pistol.[4]
In 1876, Hicks was reported to be a "mail rider".[5] In 1896 he was chosen to serve as a commissioner for the "Negro Department" of the Tennessee Centennial.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State Univerdity Press (1996)
- ^ a b "Wilson Hicks – Against All Odds".
- ^ Harris, William C. (1979). The Day of the Carpetbagger: Republican Reconstruction in Mississippi. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 1, 45. ISBN 978-0807103661.
- ^ "Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Aug 14, 1875 – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Clarion-Ledger, July 12, 1876 – Against All Odds".
- ^ "Weekly Clarion-Ledger, Nov 26, 1896 – Against All Odds".
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