HICKES, GEORGE: English nonjuror; b. at Newsham, near Thirsk (20 m. n.w. of York), Yorkshire, June 20, 1642; d. in London Dec. 15, 1715. He studied at St. John's and Magdalen Colleges, Oxford (B.A., 1663; M.A., 1665; B.D., 1675), and became fellow at Lincoln 1664; was appointed chaplain to the duke of Lauderdale 1676, and accompanied him to Scotland; was made prebendary of Worcester and vicar of All Hallows, Barking, 1680, chaplain to the king 1681, and dean of Worcester 1683. Refusing the oath of allegiance after the revolution of 1688, he was deprived of his deanery 1690, and for the rest of his life lived chiefly in London in more or less close concealment. In 1694 he was consecrated bishop of Thetford by the nonjurors. He published many sermons and controversial tracts, wrote the preface for a "reformed" version of John Austin's Devotions (see Austin, John), and edited Thomas A Kempis; his Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatieo-criticus et archteologicus (Oxford, 1703-1705) is a work of much learning and industry.

Bibliography: T. Lathbury, A Hist. of the Nonjurors, London, 1862; DNB, xxvi. 35U-354 (gives full fist of his works); W. H. Hutton, English Church . . . Id85-171.¢, pp. 244, 316, 343, London, 1903.

HICKOCK, LAURENS PERSEUS: Presbyterian; b. at Bethel, Conn., Dec. 29, 1799; d. at Amherst, Mass., May 6, 1888. He was educated at Union College (B.A., 1820), and after studying theology privately was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1824. He held pastorates in that denomination at Kent, Conn. (1824-29), and Litchfield, Conn. (1829-36), and from 1836 to 1844 was professor of theology in Western Reserve College, O. He then accepted a call to the professorship of the same subject in Auburn Theological Seminary, a position which he held until 1852, resigning to become professor of mental and moral science and vice-president of Union College. In 1862 he became acting president of the same institution, of which he was full president from 1866 to 1868. In the latter year he retired from active life. He wrote Rational Psychology (New York, 1849); A System of Moral Science (1853); Empirical Psychology (1854); Rational Cosmology (1858); Creator and Crection (1872); Humanity Immortal (1872); and Logic of Reason (1875).