Background
He was born in Northamptonshire, was a King"s Scholar at Westminster School and entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1667.
He was born in Northamptonshire, was a King"s Scholar at Westminster School and entered Christ Church, Oxford in 1667.
He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1671, Master of Arts
In 1674, Bachelor of Divinity in 1684 and Doctor of Divinity in 1685. He was appointed Rector of Saint Ebbs, Oxford, Chaplain to the Duke of Southampton and Lord Chandos (1680), Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of Rochester in 1684 and Chaplain in ordinary to William III in 1690. He was Lecturer at Saint James", Westminster in 1692, Chaplain to Queen Anne and Rector of Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, 1698-1703.
With the patronage of Lawrence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1700- 1703, Hickman was elevated to the episcopy as Bishop of Derry on 11 June 1703, a position he held to his death.
He died in 1713. He died in London on 28 November 1713 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.