A. M. Hicks

Allen M. Hicks (June 5, 1835 - December 22, 1915) was an American politician and planter. He represented the Yazoo County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1890 to 1908, and in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1876 to 1882.

Early life Allen M. Hicks was born on June 5, 1835, in Maury County, Tennessee. He was the son of George Hicks (died 1848), a Methodist minister and Mississippi state senator of English descent, and Julia Adelaide (Gant) Hicks (died 1853), of Scottish descent. but left during his junior year He was reelected in 1877 for the 1878-1880 term. He was re-elected once again in 1879 for the 1880-1882 term. for the 1890-1892 term. In 1895, Hicks was re-elected for the 1896-1900 term. On November 7, 1899, Hicks was re-elected to the Senate for the 1900-1904 term. Hicks was re-elected to the Senate in 1903 for the 1904-1908 term. he was Deputy Grand Master in 1879, Grand Junior Warden in 1884, and a Grand Lecturer of Mississippi from 1895 to his death. Hicks married Martha Potress Bostick on October 29, 1861, in Canton, Mississippi. Martha's maternal grandfather was an uncle of John Bell. Allen and Martha had four children: Julia, Lillabell, Mattie, and Allen G.

Hicks died on December 22, 1915, at his home near Bentonia, Mississippi.