Samuel Shobal Ryckman (January 4, 1849 – August 16, 1929) was a grocer, real estate agent and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born in Ryckman's Corners, Glanford Township, Wentworth County,

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, the son of George Marlatt Ryckman and Perimela Fink. He was educated locally and in

. In 1867, Ryckman married Sarah Thornton. He entered business as a real estate agent at the age of 22. From 1884 to 1890, he also operated a retail grocery business in Hamilton. Ryckman served on the municipal council for Hamilton from 1890 to 1891. He marketed a

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known as "Ryckman's Kootenay Cure".''Kootenay A Sure Cure'', St. John Daily Sun. - Jul 4, 1896
/ref> Rykman icCreek in Glacier National Park in British Columbia was named after Ryckman who was part owner of several mining claims in the area.Rykman Creek, BC Geographical Names Information System
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GM Adam 1849 births 1928 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub