T. E. Hickman
Brigadier-General Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman,
Hickman was one of sixteen children of
Following the end of the war in June 1902, he stayed on in South Africa as Colonel on the Staff for the Eastern sub district in the Cape Colony district command.[8] He remained in South Africa until 1908.[1] He was placed on half-pay on return to the United Kingdom, and officially retired from the army with the rank of brigadier-general in April 1914.[2]
Hickman entered politics, and was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South at the general election of January 1910.[1] He held the seat until its abolition at the 1918 general election.[1] With the outbreak of World War I Hickman returned to the army, and was appointed general officer commanding the 109th Brigade, 36th (Ulster) Division, in September 1914.[2] He remained with the brigade in France until 1916, then involving himself in recruitment activities.[1]
At the 1918 general election he was elected as
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Obituary: Brigadier-General Hickman". The Times. 25 October 1930. p. 17.
- ^ a b c d e f Bourne, John. "Thomas Edgecumbe Hickman". Centre for First World War Studies. University of Birmingham. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 28 August 1886. p. 11.
- ^ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 18 January 1890. p. 10.
- ^ "From the London Gazette". The Times. 9 November 1889. p. 8.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2696.
- ^ "No. 27496". The London Gazette. 18 November 1902. p. 7340.
- ^ "Wills & Bequests: General Hickman's Estate". The Times. 19 January 1931. p. 17.