Henry Clay Hicks
Full Name: Henry Clay HicksDate of birth: February 28, 1825
Date of death: August 19, 1903
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Nov 4, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) | Jasper / Jasper | Jasper, Newton, Sabine |
(1) Hicks took the oath of office on 11/4/1857, p. 12. House Journal.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Terms of Service top
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House District 30
Nov 4, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) Home City/County: Jasper / Jasper Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine |
(1) Hicks took the oath of office on 11/4/1857, p. 12. House Journal.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Judge Henry Clay Hicks, pp. 188-189. Member of the Florida Assembly representing Franklin County, Florida. Notes service in Texas Legislature representing Jasper County. Live Towns and Progressive Men of Florida (Illustrated), 1887.
Other Resources
- Henry C. Hicks, marriage to Minerva Neyland 10/23/1851 in Jasper County, Texas.
Census of 1860 - H.C. Hicks, Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, age 35, born circa 1825 in Kentucky, lawyer, in household with E.M. Hicks.
Census of 1870 - Henry C. Hicks, Galveston, age 45, born circa 1825 in Kentucky, lawyer, in household with Lizzie Hicks.
Census of 1880 - H.C. Hicks, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, age 56, born circa 1824 in Virginia, attorney at law, daughter Elizabeth Allen.
Census of 1900 - Henry C. Hicks, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, age 67, born March 1833 in Kentucky, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. - Henry C. Hicks, birth date 2/29/1825 in Brandenburg, Kentucky; death date 8/19/1903; burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County, Texas, with wife Minerva Hicks, born in Jasper, Texas. Find a Grave. Henry C. Hicks Minerva Hicks
- Henry Clay Hicks, Apalachicola, represented Franklin County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1887 and 1891. Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County, 1845-2024, p. 95. Florida House of Representatives.
- Obituary, Judge Henry Clay Hicks, "Was a Noted Man," Weekly Index (Mineral Wells, Texas), 9/26/1902, p. 7, crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library. Born 1824 in Kentucky; died "recently" at his grandson's home in Temple. "In 1857 he represented Jasper county in the legislature. During the Civil war he served in the Confederacy as a purchasing agent. In 1873 he removed to the Pacific coast, where he remained for five years, after which he located in Florida. In that state the judge soon became a citizen of prominence, serving in both branches of the legislature . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Committee Information top
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7th R.S. - 1857
Judiciary Privileges and Elections Probate Law Slaves and Slavery |
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