John Andrew Buckham was a druggist and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada. He represented the riding of Columbia

Columbia (electoral district)

Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, after which the revised riding was renamed Columbia River...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1916 to 1933 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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He was born in Kilmaurs, Ontario

Torbolton Township, Ontario

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, the son of George Buckham and Jean C. Young, and was educated in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 and Toronto

Toronto

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

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1924 to 1928. Buckham lived in Golden

Golden, British Columbia

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. He died in Vancouver at the age of 58.