Career
A Republican, he ran in the primary during the 1984 Vermont gubernatorial election, but lost the nomination to John Jay Easton, Junior.
Wick was raised in Pennsylvania and arrived in Vermont in 1949. He practised law and became President of the Chittenden Trust Company His role as a community leader, most notably charitable fundraising, gave him a high profile leading to his political career.
He is also the older brother of lawyer Henry Wick, a Pennsylvania politician.