W. W. Hicks

William Wesley Hicks
William Wesley Hicks
Louisiana State Representative; for Webster Parish
	In office; 1900–1904
Preceded by	McIntyre H. Sandlin
Succeeded by	E. L. Stewart
Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 1
	In office; 1904–1908
Preceded by	Z. F. Adkins
Succeeded by	A. Z. Hearn
Personal details
Born	July 9, 1843; Darlington County; South Carolina, USA
Died	September 23, 1925 (aged 82); Shongaloo; Webster Parish, Louisiana
Resting place	Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery in Claiborne Parish
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Jane Kea Hicks
Children	Robert Lee Hicks
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army Confederate States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Third Alabama Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

William Wesley Hicks (July 9, 1843 – September 23, 1925)[1] was a Democrat from Shongaloo, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana from 1900 to 1904,[2] during the administration of Governor William Wright Heard.

After his single term in the House ended, Hicks was succeeded by the Minden lawyer, E. L. Stewart. Hicks was then elected to a single four-year term as the Ward 1 representative on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing board akin to the county commission in most other states.[3]

A native of Darlington County in northeastern South Carolina, Hicks was living in Alabama at the time of the American Civil War. He served as a private in Company C of the Third Alabama Regiment. He and his wife, the former Mary Jane Kea (1850-1918), an Alabama native,[4] whom he outlived by seven years, had a son, Robert Lee Hicks (1869-1941). William and Mary Hicks are interred at the Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery near Minden but in Claiborne Parish.[1]

One of Hicks's great-granddaughters, Glenda Elkins Ellington (1935-2013), was an insurance agent for Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company and one of the earliest members of the Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Minden. She and her husband, Clyde Doyle Ellington (1929-2006), are interred at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden.[5][6]

References

"William Wesley Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, 1871-1971, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, p. 13
"Mary Jane Kea Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Glenda Elkins Ellington". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Clyde Ellington". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

Preceded by McIntyre H. Sandlin	Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish William Wesley Hicks 1900— 1904	Succeeded by E. L. Stewart
Preceded by Z. F. Adkins	Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 1 William Wesley Hicks 1904— 1908	Succeeded by A. Z. Hearn

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[wwh-1] "William Wesley Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[house-2] "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[3] Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, 1871-1971, Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, p. 13

[4] "Mary Jane Kea Hicks". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[5] "Glenda Elkins Ellington". findagrave.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[6] "Clyde Ellington". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved February 19, 2016.