Born in Albion, New York, Hickey attended the public schools of his native city and Buffalo (New York) Law School.

He was admitted to the New York bar in 1896 and commenced practice in La Porte, Indiana, in 1897.

He died in Buffalo, New York, August 20, 1942, while on a motor trip.

He was interred in Pine Lake Cemetery, La Porte, Indiana.

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