The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 62
A portrait of Fidelio K. Hiscock appears in this publication.

FIDELIO KING HISCOCK.

Fidelio King Hiscock, who departed this life in 1917, was closely associated
with the agricultural development of the Yakima valley and his worth as a man
and citizen was widely acknowledged. He was born in Syracuse, New York, April
15, 1869, a son of Senator Frank and Cornelia (King) Hiscock, who were
representatives of prominent old New York families. The father became an
attorney who exercised marked influence over public thought and action. He not
only attained prominence at the bar but also was called upon to represent his
district in congress and in the United States senate. He was born at Pompey, New
York, September 6, 1834, a son of Richard and Cynthia (Harris) Hiscock. His
education was acquired at Pompey Academy and in 1855 he was admitted to the bar.
He served as district attorney of Onondaga county, New York, from 1860 until
1863, and in 1867 was made a member of the state constitutional convention of
New York. His fellow townsmen appreciative of his able powers and marked
ability, called upon him to act as their representative in congress from 1877
until 1887, so that he sat in the forty-fifth to the forty-ninth congresses. In
1887 he was elected a member of the United States senate for New York and
remained a member of the upper house for six years. His political allegiance
was always given to the republican party. After his retirement from office he
practiced as senior member of the law firm of Hiscock, Doheny, Williams & Cowie,
and he was also a director of the Bank of Syracuse and the Syracuse Savings
Bank. He belonged to the Union League Club and to the Republican Club of New
York. He married Cornelia King, of Tully, New York, on the 22d of November,
1859, and passed away June 18, 1914.

His son, F. K. Hiscock of this review, accorded liberal educational advantages,
was graduated from Cornell 'University in 1891 with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts. In the same year he determined to try his fortune in the west, thinking
that better opportunities were here offered for the development of enterprise
and ambition. Accordingly he arrived in Tacoma in that year and soon afterward
made his way to the Yakima valley, where he purchased an interest in a ranch in
connection with R. L. McCook. They had one hundred and sixty acres of land and
he later purchased one hundred and twenty acres individually. He utilized his
land in the production of large crops of hops and hay, having extensive hop
vineyards, and the careful management of his interests brought to him a very
substantial measure of success.

On the 22d of October, 1910. Mr. Hiscock was married to Miss Anne Randolph
Scudder, a daughter of H. B. Scudder, mentioned elsewhere in this work. The
death of Mr. Hiscock occurred January 29, 1917. He had made for himself a most
creditable and enviable position in the public regard of his community. He was
a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, also of the Commercial Club
and of the Country Club. His political allegiance was given to the republican
party, in which he was an active worker but not an office seeker. His religious
faith was that of the Episcopal church. His life was one of intense and well
directed activity, which made him widely known, and his record at all times
measured up to the highest standards. The worth of his work was widely
acknowledged and it seemed that he should have been spared for many more years
of usefulness, for he was in the prime of life when called to the home beyond.

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