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William Hicks (other)
William Hicks may refer to: *Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet (1596–1680), English Member of Parliament, Royalist officer at the Siege of Colchester *William Hicks (British soldier) (1830–1883), British soldier who served in the Bombay army *William Hicks (Cherokee chief) (1769–c. 1837), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1827–1828 *William Hicks (Royal Navy officer) (1788–1848), Naval Officer who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar *William Mitchinson Hicks (1850–1934), British mathematician and physicist *William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford (1865–1932), British politician nicknamed Jix *William Woodbury Hicks (1896–1966), American philatelist, of Pennsylvania *William Harold Hicks (1888–1974), Canadian politician, Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons *William J. Hicks (1827–1911), American builder, architect and prison warden of North Carolina *William Robert Hicks (1808–1868), British asylum superintendent and humor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet
Sir William Hicks, 1st Baronet (1596 – 9 October 1680), of Beverston, in Gloucestershire, and of Ruckholt, at Leyton in Essex, was an English Member of Parliament. Early life William Hicks was born in 1596. He was the son of the wealthy courtier Sir Michael Hicks, who was secretary to Lord Burghley during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and wife Elizabeth Coulston; Burghley was his godfather, and he was named William in Burghley's honour. He inherited a substantial estate, including Beverstone Castle, on his father's death in 1612, and on 21 July 1619 was created a baronet. It is said in the '' Dictionary of National Biography'' that he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, though this is not confirmed by the Venn reference work on Cambridge graduates. Career Hicks served in two Parliaments as member for Great Marlow, that of 1625–6 and once more in the Short Parliament of 1640. During the Civil War he was a staunch Royalist, and saw action at the Siege of Colchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |