Arthur H. Wicks (December 24, 1887 – February 1985) was an American politician from
New York.
Life
He was born on December 24, 1887, in
New York City
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. He owned a steam laundry in
Kingston, New York
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.
He was a member of the
New York State Senate from 1927 to 1956, sitting in the
150th,
151st,
152nd,
153rd,
154th,
155th,
156th,
157th,
158th,
159th,
160th,
161st,
162nd,
163rd,
164th,
165th,
166th,
167th,
168th,
169th and
170th New York State Legislature
The 170th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 5, 1955, to March 23, 1956, during the first and second years of W. Averell Harriman's governorship, in Albany.
Bac ...
s; and was
Temporary President of the State Senate from 1949 to 1953. He was an alternate delegate to the
1940
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Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* Januar ...
and
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
, and a delegate to the
1948,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
and
1956 Republican National Convention
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s.
On October 1, 1953, he became Acting
Lieutenant Governor of New York, but was forced to resign on November 18, 1953, as temporary president and acting lieutenant governor when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S. Fay while the latter was incarcerated at
Sing-Sing prison.
''WICKS RESIGNS POST AS SENATE LEADER IN COMPROMISE STEP''
in ''The New York Times
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'' on November 19, 1953 (subscription required)
He died in February 1985.
Sources
*William J. Keating, with Richard Carter: ''The Man Who Rocked the Boat'' (Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1956, Library of Congress catalog card number: 56-6025)
1887 births
1985 deaths
Lieutenant Governors of New York (state)
Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Politicians from New York City
Politicians from Kingston, New York
Majority leaders of the New York State Senate
20th-century American politicians
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