Frederick C. Hicks | |
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 Hicks in 1915 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's1st district | |
| In office January 4, 1916 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Lathrop Brown |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Bacon |
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| Born | (1872-03-06)March 6, 1872 |
| Died | December 14, 1925(1925-12-14) (aged 53) |
| Political party | Republican |
Frederick Charles Hicks (originallyFrederick Hicks Cocks; March 6, 1872 - December 14, 1925) was an American banker and politician who served as aUnited States representative fromNew York from 1916 to 1923.
He was born inWestbury, New York, on March 6, 1872. He attended the public schools,Swarthmore College, andHarvard University. He engaged in the banking business. Frederick C. Hicks' brother,William Willets Cocks, was also a U.S. Representative from New York.
In 1901, he publishedLectures on the Theory of Economics.[1]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He was elected as aRepublican to the Sixty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses, holding office from January 4, 1916, to March 3, 1923. His 1914 election was one of the closest in history. He was originally declared the winner by 15 votes, but subsequent lawsuits narrowed the lead to 4 votes and then 10. The lawsuits took more than a year and Hicks wasn't certified the winner until December 21.[2] He was sworn in when Congress reconvened in January 1916, making this one of the longest elections in the history of the House. Though his opponentLathrop Brown contested the argument, arguing that some precinct captains were drunk and careless, he lost and Hicks retained his seat.[3]
Rep. Hicks was a supporter of women's suffrage. He had been at the bedside of his dying wife prior to the final vote on theNineteenth Amendment in 1918, but left at her urging to take part in the vote. He provided the final, crucial vote, and then returned home for her funeral.[4]
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1922 and declined a diplomatic position toUruguay tendered by PresidentWarren Harding.[citation needed]
Hicks was eastern director of theRepublican National Committee campaign in 1924, and was appointed by PresidentCalvin Coolidge as a member of the commission to represent the United States at the celebration of the Centennial of the Battle of Aracucho, held atLima, Peru, during December 1924.[citation needed]
He was appointedAlien Property Custodian on April 10, 1925, and served until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1925. Interment was in Quaker Cemetery, Westbury,Long Island.[citation needed]
He died on December 14, 1925.[citation needed]
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