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Hicks, Henry George "H.G."

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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   Convened Date: 1/8/1907
Body: House
District: 41
Elected: 11/6/1906
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1907 to 1/3/1909
Oath Date: 1/8/1907
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   Convened Date: 1/5/1897
Body: House
District: 32
Elected: 11/3/1896
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date: 1/5/1897
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   Convened Date: 1/2/1883
Body: House
District: 29
Elected: 11/7/1882
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/2/1883 to 1/5/1885
Oath Date: 1/2/1883
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:
  • Commerce
  • Insurance
  • Judiciary (Chair)
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

22nd Legislative Session (1881-1882)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/4/1881
Body: House
District: 26
Elected: 11/2/1880
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/4/1881 to 1/1/1883
Oath Date: 1/4/1881
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:
  • Judiciary (Chair)
  • Military Affairs
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

21st Legislative Session (1879-1880)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1879
Body: House
District: 26
Elected: 11/5/1878
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/7/1879 to 1/3/1881
Oath Date: 1/7/1879
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:
  • Hospital for the Insane
  • Joint Taxes and Tax Laws (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Soldiers Orphans
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

20th Legislative Session (1878)

  Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1878
Body: House
District: 26
Elected: 11/6/1877
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1878 to 1/6/1879
Oath Date: 1/8/1878
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
Session Notes: From 1849 to 1886, the term of office start date is uncertain.

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