Edwin Richley Hicklin

Born in Wapello, Iowa, Hicklin graduated from high school in 1911 at 16 years old. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Drake University in 1915 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1917. He was in private practice in southeastern Iowa from 1918 to 1957. He was county attorney of Louisa County, Iowa from 1920 to 1924. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 1930 to 1934, and an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st congressional district in 1934, losing to New Deal Democrat Edward C. Eicher. He served in the United States Army during World War I and World War II eras.[1] He initially joined Company E, Second Infantry and was at Camp Dodge.[2] He became a sergeant and was discharged in January 1919.[2] During the World War II era, he was a lieutenant colonel in the International Division of the Army Service Forces.[3]

Hicklin was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 16, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa vacated by Judge William F. Riley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 15, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on January 27, 1960. His service terminated on September 19, 1963, due to his death.[1]

• Edwin Richley Hicklin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Agency, Iowa Legislative Services. "State Senator". www.legis.iowa.gov.