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William Abraham Hicks (1769 – c. 1837) was a wealthy farmer and leader of the Cherokee Nation. In a time of crisis, the National Cherokee Council named Hicks the interim Principal Chief in October 1827. He served in that capacity until October 1828. Hicks succeeded his older brother Charles Hicks, who died in office in January 1827, two weeks after coming to the position.

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  • William Hicks (Cherokee chief) (en)
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  • William Abraham Hicks (1769 – c. 1837) was a wealthy farmer and leader of the Cherokee Nation. In a time of crisis, the National Cherokee Council named Hicks the interim Principal Chief in October 1827. He served in that capacity until October 1828. Hicks succeeded his older brother Charles Hicks, who died in office in January 1827, two weeks after coming to the position. (en)
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  • William Abraham Hicks (en)
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  • William Abraham Hicks (en)
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  • Oothkalooga Valley, Georgia (en)
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  • Nathan Hicks & unk. (en)
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  • Lydia Halfbreed (en)
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  • October 1828 (en)
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  • William Abraham Hicks (1769 – c. 1837) was a wealthy farmer and leader of the Cherokee Nation. In a time of crisis, the National Cherokee Council named Hicks the interim Principal Chief in October 1827. He served in that capacity until October 1828. Hicks succeeded his older brother Charles Hicks, who died in office in January 1827, two weeks after coming to the position. Hicks became a farmer in the Oothkalooga valley of present-day Georgia. He was of mixed race and supported European-American education for his and other Cherokee children, as well as the opening of a mission and school in the valley. He and his family were baptized into the Moravian Christian faith. (en)
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