About Frank Killam
Lived 1843 – 1911 (aged 67). Frank Killam was a Canadian politician, merchant and ship-owner.
Frank Killam (September 3, 1843 – April 23, 1911) was a Canadian politician and a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Yarmouth in Nova Scotia.
Biography He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1843, the son of Thomas Killam On September 21, 1867, he lost his left arm when a cannon prematurely detonated during an election celebration. The accident killed one person. Following the death of his father, he ran for his father's former seat in the 1st Canadian Parliament in a by-election held on April 20, 1869. He was elected as a member of the Liberal Party.
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Who was Frank Killam?
Canadian politician (1843-1911)
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Frank Killam was born on 3 September 1843 in Yarmouth.
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Frank Killam died on 23 April 1911 in Yarmouth.
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Frank Killam was a politician, merchant and ship-owner.
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Frank Killam was Canadian.
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