death_date death_place birth_place party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
5 june 1930 richmond , british columbia , canada county down , ireland opposition mla for westminster-richmond 23 february 1846 1894 thomas kidd -lrb- british columbia politician -rrb-
 1902 thomas kidd
thomas kidd -lrb- british columbia politician -rrb-

thomas kidd -lrb- february 23 , 1846 -- june 5 , 1930 -rrb- was an irish-born farmer and political figure in british columbia , canada .
he represented westminster-richmond in the legislative assembly of british columbia from 1894 to 1902 .
he was born in county down , the son of william kidd and margaret garrett , and was educated there .
kidd arrived in victoria , british columbia in 1874 , by way of new zealand and california .
kidd settled on lulu island , where he operated a large farm and raised livestock .
in 1883 , he married letitia smith .
kidd served on the municipal council for richmond for several years , also serving as reeve .
kidd published `` history of lulu island and occasional poems '' in 1927 .
he died in richmond at the age of 84 .
