Hicks, John, 1941-2006

John Hicks (1847-1917) was a native of Auburn, New York. His family moved westward to Detroit, Michigan, and later to Wisconsin, settling in Waupaca County. Hicks studied at Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin, before entering the newspaper business in his early twenties as a reporter for the Oshkosh Northwestern. He eventually became editor and publisher of the paper. Hicks also served as United States Minister to Peru (1889-1893) under President Benjamin Harrison and United States Minister to Chile (1905-1909) during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt.

From the guide to the John Hicks Papers, 1868-1914, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

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