Russell F. Hicks
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Russell Frank Hicks was an American lawyer and politician from New York
.
in 1827. He married Susan Hammond, of Dansville
, Livingston County, New York
, and their children were Hammond Hicks, John Hicks and Katharine Hicks. His widow later married Amariah Hammond Bradner (1818-1888).
Hicks was Deputy Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals
under Benjamin F. Harwood
. After Harwood's death, he became Clerk until the end of the year, and in November 1856, he was elected on the Republican ticket to succeed himself.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Life
He entered Cazenovia SeminaryCazenovia Seminary
Cazenovia Seminary was an academic seminary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was located in Cazenovia, New York, U.S.A.. It was founded in 1825, at the instigation of George Peck and several other prominent clergymen in the area...
in 1827. He married Susan Hammond, of Dansville
Dansville, Livingston County, New York
Dansville is a village in the town of North Dansville in the eastern part of Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the census, the village population was 4,832. The village is named after Daniel Faulkner, an early settler. Interstate 390 passes next to the west side of the village.-...
, Livingston County, New York
Livingston County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, and their children were Hammond Hicks, John Hicks and Katharine Hicks. His widow later married Amariah Hammond Bradner (1818-1888).
Hicks was Deputy Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals
Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals
The Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals was one of the statewide elected officials in New York from 1847 to 1870. He was also ex officio a clerk of the New York Supreme Court. The office was created by the New York State Constitution of 1846...
under Benjamin F. Harwood
Benjamin F. Harwood
Benjamin F. Harwood was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He lived in Dansville, Livingston County, New York....
. After Harwood's death, he became Clerk until the end of the year, and in November 1856, he was elected on the Republican ticket to succeed himself.
Sources
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (page 348; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for 1856 (Crosby, Nichols & Co, Boston, 1855; page 264)
- http://www.vandeventer.net/booklet/van_booklet.pdf Van Deventer Genealogy
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bradner/11776.htm Bradner genealogy [inverting erroneously Susan's marriages]
- http://home.comcast.net/~ingallsam/CazJub/Men/H.htm Cazenovia Seminary records
- The Connecticut Nutmegger edited by the Connecticut Society of Genealogists (1984)