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    Hicks, Henry George "H.G."

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1878-82 (District 26); House 1883-84 (District 29); House 1897-98 (District 32); House 1907-08 (District 41)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 1/26/1838
    Birth Place: Varysburgh, New York
    Birth County: Wyoming
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: ??/??/1912
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: H.G.
    City of Residence (when first elected): Minneapolis
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    Pennsylvania Common Schools; Elementary School;
    New York Common Schools; Elementary School;
    Arcade Academy, New York; Secondary; One Winter Term
    Oberlin College, Ohio; Attended College;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: 2nd Illinois Cavalry, Company A; 71st Illinois Infantry; and 93rd Infantry Volunteers (United States Civil War/War of the Rebellion, Siege of Vicksburg, Wounded in the Battle of Mission Ridge; Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Sergeant-Major, Adjutant); 07/24/1861 to 02/28/1864
    County Government: Hennepin County, Minnesota (County Sheriff; First Appointed, Then Elected); 12/1867 to 1871 [Appointed]
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Soldiers' Orphans Home Board (Trustee and President, Appointed by Governor Marshall); 1869 to 187? [Appointed]
    Judge: Minneapolis, Minnesota (City Justice); 1871 to 1874 [Elected]
    Judge: Distirct Court, Hennepin County, Minnesota (District Court Judge); 1887 to 01/1895 [Appointed]

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Mary Adelaide Beede (married on May 3, 1864; she died on July 24, 1870); Widower; Susannah R. Fox (remarried November 5, 1873)
    Children: Four children (with his first wife, they were all deceased by 1897)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He first visited Minnesota in August 1857 and left in October 1857. He moved to Minnesota in April 1865.

    "Judge Hicks was a Republican before he was a voter, and has always adhered to that party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 123)

    During the battle of Mission Ridge he was severely wounded in the left cheek and nose by a musket ball.

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    Total Days Served: 4011

    SESSIONS SERVED

    35th Legislative Session (1907-1908)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 41
    Elected: 11/6/1906
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1907 to 1/4/1909
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Board of Control
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Mines and Minerals
    • Municipal Legislation
    • Soldiers Home
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    30th Legislative Session (1897-1898)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 32
    Elected: 11/3/1896
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/5/1897 to 1/2/1899
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer/Formerly Taught School, New York
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Crimes and Punishment
    • Elections (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Municipal Legislation
    • Soldiers Home
    • Ways and Means

    23rd Legislative Session (1883-1884)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 29
    Elected: 11/7/1882
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Judge Hicks was a Republican before he was a voter, and has always adhered to that party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 123)
    Committees:
    • Commerce
    • Insurance
    • Judiciary (Chair)

    22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/2/1880
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Judge Hicks was a Republican before he was a voter, and has always adhered to that party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 123)
    Committees:
    • Judiciary (Chair)
    • Military Affairs

    21st Legislative Session (1879-1880)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/5/1878
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/3/1881
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Judge Hicks was a Republican before he was a voter, and has always adhered to that party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 123)
    Committees:
    • Hospital for the Insane
    • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Soldiers Orphans

    20th Legislative Session (1878)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 26
    Elected: 11/6/1877
    Residence: Minneapolis
    Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican Party Notes: "Judge Hicks was a Republican before he was a voter, and has always adhered to that party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 123)
    Committees:
    • Insurance Companies
    • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
    • Judiciary
    • Towns and Counties

    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About
    Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Henry George Hicks." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 122-123.


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