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Leslie Robert Hicks
October 04, 1880 - August 29, 1940
First, Middle and Last Name: Leslie Robert Hicks |
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Date of Birth: October 04, 1880 |
Date of Death: August 29, 1940 |
Name of Father: John Summerfield Hicks (1845-1884) |
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Name of Mother: Julia Anna Hicks nee Harris |
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Birth: Port Henry, Essex County, New York |
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Education: Brown University |
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Occupation(s): Pipe line engineer with Gibbs and Hall, NY, consulting engineers. |
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Residence(s): (d.) New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York; (b.) Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island |
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Spouse(s): Cecile Hicks nee Baxter |
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Siblings: George Francis Harris Hicks (1867-1937); Charles Martin Hicks (1870-1936); Capt. John Walter Hicks (1873-1938); Emma Smith nee Hicks Garretson (1883-1964) |
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Children: Leslie Robert Hicks, Jr. (1906-1997); Beatrice Hicks (1909-1910) Elizabeth Hicks |
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1903
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, for Leslie Robert Hicks
Rhode Island > Providence > Brown University > 1903
“Bronch,” “Les,” “Duke”
Secretary Chess and Checker Club (3); Varsity Chess Team (3) (4); Philosophical Club (4), His soul is the cube root of an inverted binomial.
August 29 1940
The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, New York, Thursday, August 29, 1940, p. 2
Leslie R. Hicks
Leslie R. Hicks, well-known pipe line engineer, died at 4:05 A. M. today in New Rochelle Hospital. Mr. Hicks was employed by Gibbs and Hall, consulting engineers, with offices in Pennsylvania Station, New York City.
Mr. Gibbs who was 59 years old, came to this city about two months ago for medical treatment. He was in the hospital for seven weeks and on dismissal, took up residence at 97 Lockwood Avenue. He was admitted to the hospital again late yesterday afternoon.
A daughter and son residing in Massachusetts, survive. Mr. Hicks had traveled throughout the country doing engineering work and was recognized as one of the country's engineers outstanding in his field.
August 30 1940
The Morning Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Friday, August 30, 1940, p. 4
Leslie R. Hicks
Leslie Robert Hicks, 59, of 14 Leyfred Terrace, a consulting engineer, died Thursday in New Rochelle, N. Y., which on a business trip. He was born in Port Henry, N. Y., and was a graduate of Brown University in the class of 1903. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Mt. Hope Lodge of Masons of Fall River. He leaves a son, Leslie R. Hicks, Jr., of Wenham; a daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hicks of Springfield; a sister, Mrs. W. B. Garretson of Hammond, Ind., and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Graham's funeral home, Providence, R. I., Saturday at 3 p.m. and will be private. Burial will be in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence.
August 31 1940
The Morning Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Saturday, August 31, 1940, p. 4
HICKS—In New Rochelle, N. Y., the 29th, Leslie Robert Hicks, 59, of 14 Leyfred Terrace, Springfield. Funeral services at Graham's funeral home, 571 Broad St., Providence, R. I., Saturday at 3 and will be private. Burial will be in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence.
Hicks, Leslie Robert ➦ bio + additional games
October 04, 1880 - August 29, 1940
