Born into wealth in Yorkshire, England, Wickham attended Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford before taking a law degree in Geneva, Switzerland in 1786; he was also called to the bar in England, at Lincoln's Inn.
Wickham was born into wealth in Yorkshire, England. Wickham attended Harrow School and Christ Church before. Wickham was taking a law degree in Geneva, Switzerland in 1786. Christ Church was Oxford. He was also called to the bar in England. This was at Lincoln's Inn.