John Kickham (1847 – January 2, 1917) was a farmer,

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and political figure in

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. He represented 1st Kings in the

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from 1897 to 1908 and 1912 to 1915 as a

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member. He was born in North River, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Kickham, an Irish immigrant, and Mary Cahill. In 1869, he set up shop in West Souris. He married Catherine McLean, sister of James R. McLean, in 1870 and then married Mary MacDonald after his first wife's death. Kickham was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1908.

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''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'', DA MacKinnon & AB Warburton (1906)
1847 births 1917 deaths Politicians from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub