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Wilson Hicks was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. 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. He had a wife and children. His 6 year-old son reportedly shot himself while handling a pistol.

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  • Wilson Hicks was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. 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. He had a wife and children. His 6 year-old son reportedly shot himself while handling a pistol. In 1876, Hicks was reported to be a "mail rider". In 1896 he was chosen to serve as a commissioner for the "Negro Department" of the Tennessee Centennial. (en)
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  • Wilson Hicks was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Rankin County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. 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. He had a wife and children. His 6 year-old son reportedly shot himself while handling a pistol. (en)
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  • Wilson Hicks (politician) (en)
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