William Watkin Hicks

William Watkins Hicks
6th Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
March 1, 1875 – December 31, 1876
GovernorMarcellus Stearns
Succeeded byW. P. Haisley
Personal details
Bornc. 1837
DiedFlorida, U.S.
Residence(s)Dade County, Florida, U.S.
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William Watkin Hicks (born c. 1837)[1] was Florida's State Superintendent of Public Instruction from March 1, 1875, until December 31, 1876.[2] He served during the Reconstruction era. He organized Black voters and reportedly told them to vote "early and often".[3] He edited the Fernandina Observer in 1876 and 1877.[4]

After J. C. Gibbs died in August 1874, Hicks succeeded him as Superintendent of Public Instruction.[5] Florida Secretary of State Samuel B. McLin held the officer interim until he took office.[6] Hicks was succeeded by W. P. Haisley.[7]

He lived in Dade County.[8]

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  2. ^ University, Florida State (July 2, 1959). "Florida Educators". Florida State University – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Morris, Roy Jr (November 1, 2007). Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416585459 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Fernandina Observer (Fernandina, Fla.) 1871-1876". Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "The Compiled General Laws of Florida, 1927: Embracing the Subsisting Provisions of the Constitution and Statutes as Contained in the Revised General Statutes of 1920, Incorporating the Constitutional Amendments Adopted Subsequent to the Revised General Statutes of 1920 and the Laws of a General Nature Enacted at the Legislative Sessions of 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927". Harrison. July 1, 1929 – via Google Books.
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  7. ^ Education, United States Bureau of (July 1, 1878). "Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of the Interior for the Year ... with Accompanying Papers". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Society, Florida Historical (July 1, 1966). "Florida Historical Quarterly" – via Google Books.