Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman
Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman DSO (25 July 1859 – 23 October 1930) was a British army officer and Conservative Party politician.[1][2]
Hickman was one of sixteen children of Sir Alfred Hickman, industrialist and member of parliament for Wolverhampton West.[1][2] Educated at Cheltenham School, in 1881 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot, which became the 2nd Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment in July of the same year.[2] From 1884 to 1894 and again from 1896 to 1900 he was attached to the Egyptian Army, serving in the Camel Corps during the Mahdist War.[1][2] He was awarded the Osminieh Order (fourth class)[3] and Order of the Medjidie (fourth class)[4] by the Khedive of Egypt, and made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[5] He also served in the Second Anglo-Boer War, and he remained in South Africa until 1908.[1] He was placed on half-pay on return to the United Kingdom, and officially retired from the army with the rank of brigadier-general in April 1914.[2]
Hickman entered politics, and was elected as Conservative member of parliament for Wolverhampton South at the general election of January 1910.[1] He held the seat until its abolition at the 1918 general election.[1] With the outbreak of World War I Hickman returned to the army, and was appointed general officer commanding the 109th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, in September 1914.[2] He remained with the brigade in France until 1916, then involving himself in recruitment activities.[1]
At the 1918 general election he was elected as Coalition Conservative MP for the new seat of Wolverhampton Bilston.[1] He retired from parliament at the next election in 1922.[1] He was the director of a number of companies and was master of the Albrighton Hunt. He died at his residence, Wergs Hall, near Wolverhampton, aged 71.[1][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Obituary: Brigadier-General Hickman". The Times. 25 October 1930. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bourne, John. "Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman". Centre for First World War Studies. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 28 August 1886. p. 11.
- ↑ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 18 January 1890. p. 10.
- ↑ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 9 November 1889. p. 8.
- ↑ "Wills & Bequests: General Hickman's Estate". The Times. 19 January 1931. p. 17.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Brigadier-General Thomas Hickman
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Henry Norman |
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South January 1910–1918 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton Bilston 1918–1922 |
Succeeded by Charles Howard-Bury |