Edward Hicks (pioneer)

Edward Hicks
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Brown 1st district
In office
January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871
Preceded byJoseph S. Curtis
Succeeded byJoseph S. Curtis
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 4, 1864
Preceded byEdward Decker
Succeeded byFrederick S. Ellis
Personal details
Born(1818-10-24)October 24, 1818
Conneaut, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1873(1873-05-15) (aged 54)
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Cause of deathStroke
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Charlotte Gertrude Satterlee
(m. 1847⁠–⁠1873)
Children
  • George Douglas Hicks
  • (b. 1852; died 1925)
  • Edward Livingston Hicks
  • (b. 1859; died 1933)
  • William Hicks
  • (b. 1860)

Edward Hicks (October 24, 1818 – May 15, 1873) was an American merchant, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate (1862, 1863) and State Assembly (1870), representing Brown County. He was postmaster of Green Bay for about 12 years during the 1840s and 1850s.