John F. Ficken

John Frederick Ficken Jr. (1843-1925) was the forty-eighth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, completing one term from 1891 to 1895. Ficken was born on June 16, 1843, in Charleston to Prussian immigrants John Frederick Ficken Sr., and Rebecca (Beversen) Ficken. He enrolled in the College of Charleston, but he joined the Confederate military at the outbreak of the Civil War. Ficken was given leave from active duty to complete his college education; he received an A.B. degree in 1864 and rejoined active duty. After the war ended, he began practicing law in Charleston and travelled to Germany for a year in 1869 to study civil law at the University of Berlin. From 1877 to December 1891, when he assumed the mayorship of Charleston, Ficken served in the South Carolina statehouse as a representative. He did not stand for re-election in 1891. During his tenure as mayor, Ficken lived at 74 Rutledge Ave. In 1902, he became president of the South Carolina Loan & Trust Co.[1]

John Frederick Ficken
48th Mayor of Charleston
In office
1893–1895
Preceded byGeorge D. Bryan
Succeeded byJames Adger Smyth
Personal details
BornJune 16, 1843
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedApril 16, 1925(1925-04-16) (aged 81)
Charleston, South Carolina
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse(s)Margaret Buckingham Horlbeck, Emma Julia Blum
ChildrenHenry Horlbeck Ficken
Alma materCollege of Charleston
ProfessionLawyer
While in office, Mayor Ficken lived at 94 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, South Carolina.

Among the civic offices which Ficken held were the following: president of the board of trustees for the College of Charleston, president of the Charleston Library Society, and vice president of the Medical College of South Carolina.[2]

Ficken died on April 16, 1925, and is buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.[3]

References
  1. Hemphill, James Calvin (1907). Men of Mark in South Carolina (vol. 1). Men of Mark Publishing Co. pp. 112. Retrieved January 18, 2014. men of mark south carolina volume 1.
  2. "Col. J.F. Ficken Dies Suddenly". Charleston News & Courier. April 17, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  3. "Col John Frederick Ficken (1843-1925)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
Preceded by
George D. Bryan		 Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina
1891–1895		 Succeeded by
James Adger Smyth


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