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Herbert Hicks

Herbert Hicks

American politician

Herbert S. Hicks (born 1872) was an American lawyer and state legislator in Illinois. He was a Republican and served in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate.[1]

He was born in Rockford, Illinois. He graduated from Illinois State Normal University and Stanford University.[2]

He was elected to the Illinois House before being elected to the Illinois Senate in 1920 and 1924.[2] He proposed legislation for the purchase of property for a state park in Ogle County.[3] He served on the prosecution team for the Scopes Trial.[4]


References

  1. [1]
    "Blue Book of the State of Illinois". 1925.
  2. [2]
    State, Illinois Office of Secretary of (October 2, 1925). "Blue Book of the State of Illinois". Secretary of State – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "Modern Cemetery". October 2, 1924 – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    "Scopes Monkey Trial". BOOK OF DAYS TALES. July 21, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2018.


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