Biography
Michael Luchkovich
Born in Shamokin in 1892, Michael Luchkovich became a Canadian teacher, writer, and the first member of Parliament of Ukrainian origin.
From Shamokin to Canada
Michael Luchkovich was born in Shamokin in 1892 and later built his public life in Canada as a teacher and writer.
Election to Parliament
Voters in Vegreville elected him to the Canadian Parliament in 1926.
A Political First
His service made him the first Canadian member of Parliament of Ukrainian origin and gave his Shamokin birthplace a place in Ukrainian Canadian history.
Profile
- Name
- Michael Luchkovich
- Name variant
- Mykhailo LuchkovychReported
- Born
- November 13, 1892
- Died
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania
- Occupation
- Teacher, writer, and Canadian parliamentarianReported