Thomas Hicks (tennis) explained

Thomas Hicks
Fullname:Thomas Henry Hicks
Birth Date:1869 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales
Death Place:Mosman, New South Wales
College:Newington College

Thomas Henry Hicks (15 May 1869 – 6 September 1956)[1] was an Australian tennis player and administrator who managed Australia and New Zealand's participation in early Davis Cup competitions.[2] [3] Hicks was born in Balmain, New South Wales, the first of eight children and four sons of Henry Hicks and Emily Garrett. He was the older brother of Ernest Hicks.[4] Living in Stanmore, Hicks was educated at Newington College commencing in 1885 aged sixteen.[5] Hicks was the Honorary Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia/Australia from 1904 until 1926.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gundaroo.info/genealogy/other/johnweavers.rtf Descendants of John WEAVERS
  2. News: THE TENNIS PLAYERS. . . 1 April 1913 . 13 May 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: LAWN TENNIS. . The Referee. Sydney . 13 January 1915 . 13 May 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  4. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/e/y/Max-R-Reynolds/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0299.html The Hicks Hyde Family in Australia: Information about Thomas Henry Hicks
  5. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 88
  6. News: MR. T. H. HICKS HONOURED. . . Perth . 5 August 1926 . 13 May 2015 . 13 . National Library of Australia.