Full name | Thomas Henry Hicks |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 15 May 1869
Died | 9 June 1956 Mosman, New South Wales | (aged 87)
College | Newington College |
Thomas Henry Hicks (15 May 1869 – 6 September 1956)[1] was an Australian tennis player and administrator who managed Australia and New Zealand's participation in early Davis Cup competitions.[2][3] Hicks was born in Balmain, New South Wales, the first of eight children and four sons of Henry Hicks and Emily Garrett. He was the older brother of Ernest Hicks.[4] Living in Stanmore, Hicks was educated at Newington College commencing in 1885 aged sixteen.[5] Hicks was the Honorary Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia/Australia from 1904 until 1926.[6]