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HICKEY, CLIFFORD PATRICK (1874-1960)

HICKEY, CLIFFORD PATRICK, pharmacist and optician; mayor of Chatham, 1915-17 and 1923-25; b. Chatham, 10 Jul 1874, s/o Michael Hickey and Margaret Hickey; m. 1906, Regina Burns, of Bathurst; d. Chatham, 12 Mar 1960.

Clifford P. Hickey's father, Michael Hickey, was a stevedore in Chatham and later a partner of his brother James Hickey in a store on Water Street. Boots and shoes were the specialty of M. & J. Hickey, but they carried other merchandise, including liquor during a period in which they were licensed vendors.

Clifford P. Hickey was educated at St Joseph's College at Memramcook and opened a drug store in Chatham in 1895 which he called "Apothecaries Hall." He was a successful druggist and optician throughout the remainder of his life and was elected vice-president of the New Brunswick Pharmaceutical Society in 1916.

Hickey was mayor of Chatham during two terms for a total of four years. In the federal election of 1924, in which William B. Snowball was victorious, he was the Conservative party candidate. He occupied a seat on the Chatham School Board for many years and in 1931 was appointed to a commission established to review the education system in New Brunswick. In the 1940s and 50s he was a member of the board of governors of St Thomas College.

Hickey was president of the Crystal Skating Rink, which was opened in Chatham in 1897. When a new Chatham hockey club was formed in 1922 he was elected president, and he was president of a Chatham baseball league which was organized in 1924. He also played an active part in the Knights of Columbus and other church-related organizations. He had a reputation for being a willing worker, and he was an excellent speaker. He and his wife, Regina Burns, who died in 1958, were survived by a daughter and a son.

Sources

[b/d] church records [m] Advocate 20 Jun 1906 / Advance 25 Apr 1895; Advocate 20 May 1931; Fraser (C); Leader 23 May 1924, 10 Oct 1924, 18 Mar 1960; World 1 Jul 1916, 2 Dec 1922


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