William Watkins Hicks | |
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6th Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
In office March 1, 1875 –December 31, 1876 | |
Governor | Marcellus Stearns |
Succeeded by | W. P. Haisley |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1837 |
Died | Florida,U.S. |
Residence(s) | Dade County,Florida,U.S. |
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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