Whitehead Hicks

Whitehead Hicks (August 24, 1728 – October 4, 1780) was the 42nd Mayor of New York City from 1766 to 1776. Hicks came from a Quaker family which settled and lent its name to Hicksville, New York. Hicks studied law under William Smith and was admitted to practice in 1750. The son of Judge Thomas Hicks, he was a lawyer and served on the New York Supreme Court of Judicature. He married Charlotte Brevoort, the daughter of John and Louisa (Kockerman) Brevoort. He was the first mayor to be born in what is now modern-day Queens.

Whitehead Hicks

Whitehead Hicks (August 24, 1728 – October 4, 1780) was the 42nd Mayor of New York City from 1766 to 1776. Hicks came from a Quaker family which settled and lent its name to Hicksville, New York. Hicks studied law under William Smith and was admitted to practice in 1750. The son of Judge Thomas Hicks, he was a lawyer and served on the New York Supreme Court of Judicature. He married Charlotte Brevoort, the daughter of John and Louisa (Kockerman) Brevoort. He was the first mayor to be born in what is now modern-day Queens.