Richard Hickman (1757–1832) was the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving in that capacity from 1812 to 1816 under

Isaac Shelby Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He was also a soldier in Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionar ...

during Shelby's second term as

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

. Hickman was born in

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in 1757 to Maj. James Hickman and Hannah Lewis Hickman. He served as Clark County's first legislative representative from 1793 to 1798. He further served on the

1799 Kentucky Constitutional Convention Events January–June * January 9 – British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound, to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the French Revolutionary Wars. * January 17 ...

. Following the Constitutional Convention, he became one of the first twelve men to be members of the

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, and served in that body three separate times from 1800 to 1808, again from 1811 to 1812, and finally from 1819 to 1822. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky under Governor Isaac Shelby, and served briefly as acting governor in 1813, during the time that Shelby was leading Kentucky troops in the

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. Hickman is

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's 7th-great uncle.

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Richard Hickman at The Political Graveyard

Kentucky Historical Marker 1318 entitled "Caveland"
Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky Kentucky state senators Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1757 births 1832 deaths {{Kentucky-politician-stub

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