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Weldon Hicks

Weldon Hicks was a farmer, judge and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Virginia. He served as a Justice of the Peace and represented Hinds County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874, 1875, and 1878. He was documented as having been illiterate.

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Weldon Hicks was a farmer, judge and state legislator in Mississippi.1 He was born in Virginia. He served as a Justice of the Peace and represented Hinds County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874, 1875, and 1878. He was documented as having been illiterate.2

He lived in Edwards, Mississippi.3

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References

  1. "Weldon Hicks – Against All Odds".
  2. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 102
  3. "The Clarion, September 5, 1877 – Against All Odds".