Richard Hickman

Richard Hickman (born November 5, 1757 in Culpeper County , Colony of Virginia , †  July 3, 1832 in Clark County , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1812 and 1816 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Kentucky.

Career

Richard Hickman grew up during the British colonial era. Nothing is known about his youth and school education. He was one of the first settlers in Clark County, which was then still part of Virginia. He took part in the War of Independence and worked as a farmer. In the late 1790s, he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1793 and 1798 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives ; from 1800 to 1822 he sat several times in the State Senate . In 1799 he took part in a constitutional convention of his state as a delegate.

In 1812, Hickman was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky alongside Isaac Shelby . He held this office between 1812 and 1816. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1813, he actually ran the governor's office for some time while Isaac Shelby was participating in the British-American War .

Richard Hickman was married to Lydia Calloway (1764-1835), with whom he had five children. He died on July 3, 1832. Hickman was a seventh generation great-uncle of today's US President Barack Obama .

Web links

• Richard Hickman in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard