John Andrew Buckham (April 1, 1873 – October 12, 1931) was a

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and politician in

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, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia in the

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as a Liberal from 1916 until his death in 1931. Buckham was born in Kilmaurs, Ontario, the son of George Buckham and Jean C. Young, and was educated in

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and

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. In 1900, he married Laura Teresa Kelly. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the British Columbia legislature in 1909. He was

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from 1924 to 1928. Buckham lived in Golden, and died in

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at the age of 58.

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;Sources * ;Notes 1873 births 1931 deaths Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia BC United MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{BCUnited-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub