William Watkin Hicks Explained

William Watkins Hicks
Office:6th Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction
Governor:Marcellus Stearns
Term Start:March 1, 1875
Term End:December 31, 1876
Predecesso:Jonathan C. Gibbs
Successor:W. P. Haisley
Birth Date:c. 1837
Death Place:Florida, U.S.
Residence:Dade County, Florida, U.S.

William Watkin Hicks (born c. 1837)[1] was Florida's State Superintendent of Public Instruction from March 1, 1875, until December 31, 1876.[2] He served during the Reconstruction era. He organized Black voters and reportedly told them to vote "early and often".[3] He edited the Fernandina Observer in 1876 and 1877.[4]

After J. C. Gibbs died in August 1874, Hicks succeeded him as Superintendent of Public Instruction.[5] Florida Secretary of State Samuel B. McLin held the officer interim until he took office.[6] Hicks was succeeded by W. P. Haisley.[7]

He lived in Dade County.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Bibliography of Florida: 1846-1880. James Albert. Servies. Lana D.. Servies. July 2, 1993. J.A. Servies and L.D. Servies. 9780963637017. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Florida Educators. Florida State. University. July 2, 1959. Florida State University. Google Books.
  3. Book: Morris, Roy Jr. Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876. November 1, 2007. Simon and Schuster. 9781416585459. Google Books.
  4. Web site: The Fernandina Observer (Fernandina, Fla.) 1871-1876. .
  5. Web site: The Compiled General Laws of Florida, 1927: Embracing the Subsisting Provisions of the Constitution and Statutes as Contained in the Revised General Statutes of 1920, Incorporating the Constitutional Amendments Adopted Subsequent to the Revised General Statutes of 1920 and the Laws of a General Nature Enacted at the Legislative Sessions of 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927. July 1, 1929. Harrison. Google Books.
  6. Web site: The History of the Development of a Single System of Education in Florida, 1822-1903. Nita Katharine. Pyburn. July 1, 1954. Florida State University. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers. United States Bureau of. Education. July 1, 1878. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Florida Historical Quarterly. Florida Historical. Society. July 1, 1966. Google Books.

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