Biographical Sketches:  Emmett R. Hicks


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The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under
the direction of Wm. H. Froehlich, Secretary of State 1901.

page 726 - 727.

STATE OFFICERS. Terms end first Monday in January, 1903.

ATTORNEY GENERAL. 

EMMETT R. HICKS (Rep.), was born at Waukan, Winnebago county, Wis.,
March 7, 1854. Shortly after his birth his parents moved to the
village of Omro, In Winnebago county. Ile received a common school
education and finished at the high school In the village of Omro, In
1870; taught in the country schools and In the village three years,
and entered the University of Wisconsin In 1873. Graduated with the
degree of B. S. In 1876. Taught the high school at the City of Waupun
three years, studying law In the meantime in the office of Ell Hook-
er. He took the law course In the University of Wisconsin and
graduated In 1880, taking the degree of LL. B. During this time he
took special post grad-mate work at the university and received the
degree of M. A. Immediately after graduation, he opened a law office
In the city of Oshkosh, where he re-sided and practiced law until
elected attorney general In 1898. From 1895 to 1898 he was a member of
the County Board of Supervisors of Winnebago county and during these
four years served as chairman of the Board. He was elected attorney
general in 1898 and again in 1900, receiving 263,4S6 votes against
160,130 for George C. Cooper (Dem.), 10,168 for Eugene W. Chafin
(Pro.), 6,737 for Rich-ard Elsner (Soc.-Dem.) and 509 for N. E. Hanson
(Soc.-Lab.).