I. Kimbell Hicks

Isham Kimbell Hicks
Isham Kimbell Hicks
29th and 32nd Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
	In office; December 12, 1933 – December 11, 1934[1]
Preceded by	Clyde G. Trammell
Succeeded by	Chester McNulty
	In office; December 8, 1942 – November 2, 1943[1]
Preceded by	Lock Davidson
Succeeded by	J. Bruce Dick
Personal details
Born	February 20, 1881[2]; Alabama[3]
Died	June 6, 1966 (aged 85); Melbourne, Florida[3]
Spouse(s)	Grace Maud Hoag (m. August 3, 1916, Duval County)[4]
Children	Mary Viola Hicks
Residence	Jackson, Alabama,[5]; Melbourne, Florida
Alma mater	University of Alabama (M.D. 1910)[5]
Occupation	general physician, anesthesiologist, dermatologist
Military service
Battles/wars	World War I[2]

Isham Kimbell Hicks (February 20, 1881 – June 6, 1966) was an American physician and three-term mayor of Melbourne, Florida from 1933 to 1934 and from 1942 to 1943.[6]

Biography

He was born on February 20, 1881 in Alabama, the son of Dr. Lanmertine O. Hicks and Mary K. Hicks.[7]

Hicks went to school in Tennessee and Alabama and then interned in Jacksonville, Florida.

On August 3, 1916, he married Grace Hoag.[4]

In 1922, he moved to Melbourne.

Built the first private hospital in Melbourne with his partner, Dr. Hay. In 1937, he helped to open the first public hospital in Melbourne.

During the Second World War, Dr. Hicks was the only doctor in town because the other doctors were in military service for the war. He retired from medicine in 1961 and died five years later.[6]

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References

Melbourne City Clerk's Office, City of Melbourne - Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms (1888 to Present)
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K356-3MZ : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks, 1917-1918; citing Duval County, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1556884.
"Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VVXR-3HB : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks, Jun 1966; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2832, certificate number 28245, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
"Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW3H-3LD : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks and Grace Maud Hoag, 03 Aug 1916; citing Duval Co., Fl; FHL microfilm 963525.
Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama
"Obituaries: Dr. L. I. Kimbel Hicks". The Orlando Sentinel. June 7, 1966. p. 21.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK31-GZP : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham K Hicks in household of Lanmertine O Hicks, Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9A, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374019.

Preceded by Clyde G. Trammell	Mayor of Melbourne, Florida December 12, 1933 December 11, 1934	Succeeded by Chester McNulty
Preceded by Lock Davidson	Mayor of Melbourne, Florida December 8, 1942 November 2, 1943	Succeeded by J. Bruce Dick

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[cc-1] Melbourne City Clerk's Office, City of Melbourne - Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms (1888 to Present)

[fs-02-2] "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K356-3MZ : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks, 1917-1918; citing Duval County, Florida, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1556884.

[fs-01-3] "Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VVXR-3HB : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks, Jun 1966; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2832, certificate number 28245, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

[fs-03-4] "Florida, Marriages, 1837-1974," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FW3H-3LD : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham Kimbell Hicks and Grace Maud Hoag, 03 Aug 1916; citing Duval Co., Fl; FHL microfilm 963525.

[uoa-5] Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama

[obit-6] "Obituaries: Dr. L. I. Kimbel Hicks". The Orlando Sentinel. June 7, 1966. p. 21.

[fs-04-7] "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK31-GZP : accessed 18 Apr 2014), Isham K Hicks in household of Lanmertine O Hicks, Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9A, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374019.