Richard Hickman (1757–1832) was the
fifth Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, serving in that capacity from 1812 to 1816 under
Isaac Shelby
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during Shelby's second term as
governor
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.
Hickman was born in
Virginia
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in 1757 to Maj. James Hickman and Hannah Lewis Hickman. He served as
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's first
legislative representative from 1793 to 1798. He further served on the
1799 Kentucky Constitutional Convention. Following the Constitutional Convention, he became one of the first twelve men to be members of the
Kentucky Senate
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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
War of 1812
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.
Hickman is
U.S. President
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Barack Obama
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's 7th-great uncle.
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Further reading
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References
External links
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
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