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Harvey Elgin Hicks (June 2, 1865 – February 17, 1940 [1] ) was a physician and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Lansdowne from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.

Manitoba Province of Canada

Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada. It is often considered one of the three prairie provinces and is Canada's fifth-most populous province with its estimated 1.3 million people. Manitoba covers 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi) with a widely varied landscape, stretching from the northern oceanic coastline to the southern border with the United States. The province is bordered by the provinces of Ontario to the east and Saskatchewan to the west, the territories of Nunavut to the north, and Northwest Territories to the northwest, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.

Lansdowne is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was created for the 1888 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1958 election.

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba form the Legislature of Manitoba, Canada

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Background

Born in Milford, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Hicks came to Manitoba in 1891 and studied at Manitoba Medical College. While pursuing his studies there, he also taught school near Griswold, Manitoba. He graduated in 1897 and set up practice in Griswold. [2] Hicks was defeated by Tobias Norris when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1907. [3]

Milford is a town in the single-tier municipality of Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 43°56.5′N77°5.25′W. Located on the Black River, Milford was founded in 1808 and was a busy timber milling center until approximately 1900 and was the capital of Marysburgh Township before township restructuring and ultimately amalgalmation into Prince Edward County.

Prince Edward County, Ontario City in Ontario, Canada

Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.

Griswold, Manitoba Place in Manitoba, Canada

Griswold is an unincorporated place located within the Rural Municipality of Sifton in south-western Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 38 kilometers southwest of Brandon, Manitoba.

Britain

After his term in the assembly, Hicks did post-graduate work in Britain. In 1910, he joined the staff of the Brandon Mental Hospital and, in 1915, he became superintendent for the facility. Despite his age, he was allowed to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces near the end of World War I. After the war, Hicks returned to practice in Griswold until his retirement in 1926. [2] He ran again unsuccessfully for the Lansdowne seat in 1920 and again in a 1928 by-election, and in Rockwood in 1922. [3]

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.

Rockwood was a provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was created with the province's first redistribution in 1874, and eliminated with the 1958 provincial election.

Hicks's Passing

Hicks died at home in Griswold and was buried in Brandon. [2]

Brandon, Manitoba City in Manitoba, Canada

Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately 214 km (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and 120 km (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border. Brandon covers an area of 77.41 km2 and has a population of 48,859, while its census metropolitan area has a population of 58,003. It is the primary hub of trade and commerce for the Westman region as well as parts of southeastern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota, an area with a combined population of over 180,000 people.

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References

  1. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Funeral Is Held for Ex-M.L.A., Pioneer Doctor". The Winnipeg Evening Tribune. February 21, 1940. p. 19. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.


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