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Hicks, Russell
Biography
Ca. 1805–19 Apr. 1876. Lawyer. Born in Massachusetts. Treasurer of Jackson Co., Missouri, 1827. Deputy clerk of Jackson Co. court, 1833. Permitted to practice law by Cass Co., Missouri, circuit court, 7 Dec. 1835. One of fourteen men who formed a company to purchase townsite of what became Town of Kansas (later in Kansas City), Jackson Co., 1838. Moved to Blue Township, Jackson Co., by 1850. Judge of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, 1856–1859. Partner in law firm of Philips, Hicks & Vest, 1866–1869, in Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri. Moved to City of Kansas (later in Kansas City), Jackson Co., by 1870. Partner in law firm with Samuel P. Sparks, beginning 1875. Died in Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Missouri.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Letter from John Whitmer, 29 July 1833
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
- Letterbook 1
- Parley P. Pratt et al., “‘The Mormons’ So Called,” 12 December 1833
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Sidney Rigdon, JS, et al., Petition Draft (“To the Publick”), circa 1838–1839
- Sidney Rigdon, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- Gender
- Male