Ratcliffe Hicks | |
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Born | Tolland, Connecticut, USA | October 3, 1843
Died | September 19, 1906 Interlaken, Switzerland | (aged 62)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist, State Legislator |
Known for | Public service in the Connecticut General Assembly Benefactor of the University of Connecticut and Tolland |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Ratcliffe Hicks (1843–1906) was an American lawyer, industrialist, state legislator, and philanthropist from Tolland, Connecticut. The family home is now the Hicks-Stearns Family Museum. The Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture at the University of Connecticut and the Hicks Memorial Municipal Center and Library in Tolland are named after him.