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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaWilliam Watson WICK
(1796-1868)
WICK, William Watson, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Canonsburg, Washington County,
Pa., February 23, 1796; moved with his parents to Western Reserve
in 1800; completed preparatory studies; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio,
in 1816; taught school; studied medicine until 1818 and then law;
was admitted to the bar in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., in 1819
and commenced practice in Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., in
1820; clerk of the State house of representatives 1820; assistant
clerk of the State senate 1821; president judge of the fifth
judicial State circuit 1822-1825; secretary of state 1825-1829;
prosecuting attorney of the fifth judicial circuit 1829-1831; again
president judge 1834-1837; elected as a Democrat to the
Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress;
resumed the practice of law in Indianapolis; elected to the
Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1845-March 3,
1849); was not a candidate for renomination; president judge for a
third time, serving from 1850 to 1853; postmaster of Indianapolis,
Ind., from April 9, 1853, to April 6, 1857; adjutant general in the
State militia; moved to Franklin, Ind., in 1857, where he continued
the practice of law, and died there May 19, 1868; interment in
Greenlawn Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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