Ratcliffe Hicks
Ratcliffe Hicks | |
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Portrait drawing (c.1896) | |
| Born | October 3, 1843 Tolland, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | September 19, 1906 (aged 62) Interlaken, Switzerland |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, State Legislator |
| Known for | Public service in the Connecticut General Assembly Benefactor of the University of Connecticut and Tolland |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Ratcliffe Hicks (1843–1906) was an American lawyer, industrialist, state legislator, and philanthropist from Tolland, Connecticut. The family home is now the Hicks-Stearns Family Museum. The Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture at the University of Connecticut and the Hicks Memorial Municipal Center and Library in Tolland are named after him.