Whitehead Hicks | |
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42nd Mayor of New York City | |
In office 1766–1776 |
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Preceded by | John Cruger, Jr. |
Succeeded by | David Mathews |
Personal details | |
Born |
Flushing, Queens, New York |
August 24, 1728
Died | October 4, 1780 Flushing, Queens, New York |
(aged 52)
Whitehead Hicks was the 42nd Mayor of New York City from 1766 to 1776. The son of Judge Thomas Hicks, he was a lawyer and served on the NY Supreme Court of Judicature. He married Charlotte Brevoort, the daughter of John and Louisa (Kockerman) Brevoort.