Wilson Hicks (politician) explained

Wilson Hicks was a state legislator in Mississippi.^[1] He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875.^[2] He was a Republican and was of the last generation of African-Americans to be elected to state office in Mississippi prior to what was then called "the end to Republican reconstruction" in Mississippi.^[3]

He had a wife and children.^[2] His 6 year-old son reportedly shot himself while handling a pistol.^[4]

In 1876, Hicks was reported to be a "mail rider".^[5] In 1896 he was chosen to serve as a commissioner for the "Negro Department" of the Tennessee Centennial.^[6]

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
• History of Mississippi

Notes and References

1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State Univerdity Press (1996)
2. Web site: Wilson Hicks – Against All Odds.
3. Harris, William C. (1979). The Day of the Carpetbagger: Republican Reconstruction in Mississippi. Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 1, 45. ISBN 978-0807103661.
4. Web site: Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Aug 14, 1875 – Against All Odds.
5. Web site: Clarion-Ledger, July 12, 1876 – Against All Odds.
6. Web site: Weekly Clarion-Ledger, Nov 26, 1896 – Against All Odds.