David Henry Hickman

David Henry Hickman was a businessman, educator, and legislator from Columbia, Missouri, United States.[2] He was a member of the Missouri General Assembly from 1838 to 1842 and helped compose legislation requiring the state to support public 'common schools' with at least twenty-five percent of the state's revenue. He was also instrumental in the founding and development of Stephens College and served as a curator of the University of Missouri. David H. Hickman High School was built on his country estate in 1927 and named after him. He is buried in the Columbia Cemetery.

David Henry Hickman
BornNovember 21, 1821[1]
Bourbon County, Kentucky[1]
DiedJune 25, 1869[1]
Columbia, Missouri[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman, Educator, and Legislator

Footnotes
  1. Duncan, Robert Samuel (1882). A History of the Baptists in Missouri. Scammell & Company. pp. 357–358.
  2. "Boone County National Bank: a Columbia cornerstone for 150 years". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-07.


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