William Bernard Hickie
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Sir William Bernhard Hickie (21 May 1865 – 3 November 1950) was an Irish member of the British Army and politician.
Born in Stevoyre, Borrisokane, County Tipperary, his titles included Major General, C.B., awarded 1912 and K.C.B. awarded 1918. As a member of the British Army he served in the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902 ; A.Q.M.G., in the Irish Command from 1912 to 1914 and in World War I from 1914 to1918. Commanding a Brigade British Expeditionary Force, 1914, and Commanding the 16th (Irish) Division from 1915 on the Western Front.
He was elected a member of the Senate or Seanad of the Irish Free State in 1925 and held his seat until the Seanad was dissolved in 1936 (replaced by Seanad Éireann in 1937).
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- Thom's Directory 1928
