John Hickton (District Attorney)

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John Hickton was the District Attorney for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from April 4, 1974 until January 1976.

Prior to his serving as District Attorney he was Allegheny County Solicitor and Port Authority of Allegheny County chief council. [1]

He died on June 15, 2002. [2]

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Preceded by Allegheny County District Attorney
1974–1976
Succeeded by

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References

  1. "Hickton to succeed DA Duggan". Beaver County Times. Google News. United Press International. April 4, 1974. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. Dawn Law and Joanne Klimovich Harrop (17 June 2002). "Former district attorney triumphed over poverty". triblive.com. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved 3 August 2016.