W. W. Hicks
William Wesley Hicks | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | McIntyre H. Sandlin |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 1 | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Z. F. Adkins |
| Succeeded by | A. Z. Hearn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1843 Darlington County South Carolina, USA |
| Died | September 23, 1925 (aged 82) Shongaloo Webster Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery in Claiborne Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jane Kea Hicks |
| Children | Robert Lee Hicks |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army Confederate States Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Third Alabama Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Wesley Hicks (July 9, 1843 – September 23, 1925)[1] was a Democrat from Shongaloo, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana from 1900 to 1904,[2] during the administration of Governor William Wright Heard.
After his single term in the House ended, Hicks was succeeded by the Minden lawyer, . Hicks was then elected to a single four-year term as the Ward 1 representative on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing board akin to the county commission in most other states.[3]
A native of Darlington County in northeastern South Carolina, Hicks was living in Alabama at the time of the American Civil War. He served as a private in Company C of the Third Alabama Regiment. He and his wife, the former Mary Jane Kea (1850-1918), an Alabama native,[4] whom he outlived by seven years, had a son, Robert Lee Hicks (1869-1941). William and Mary Hicks are interred at the Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery near Minden but in Claiborne Parish.[1]
One of Hicks's great-granddaughters, Glenda Elkins Ellington (1935-2013), was an insurance agent for Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company and one of the earliest members of the Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Minden. She and her husband, Clyde Doyle Ellington (1929-2006), are interred at in Minden.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ a b "William Wesley Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, 1871-1971, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, p. 13
- ^ "Mary Jane Kea Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Glenda Elkins Ellington". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Clyde Ellington". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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