John Hick (politician)

This article is about the UK Member of Parliament. For the philosopher and theologian, see John Hick.

John Hick
Esq JP
May 1861 by Francis Grant RA (1803–1878)
Born2 July 1815
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died2 February 1894(1894-02-02) (aged 78)
Whalley, Lancashire, England
OccupationsCivil and Mechanical engineer
Steel manufacturer
Politician
Company director

John Hick JP DL (2 July 1815 – 2 February 1894) was an esteemed English industrialist, art collector and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880, he is associated with the improvement of steam-engines for cotton mills and the work of his firm Hick, Hargreaves and Co. universal in countries where fibre was spun or fabrics woven.

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