Maurice Ashworth Nickerson (April 28, 1865 – March 3, 1936) was a general merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1916 to 1920 as a

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member. He was born in

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, Nova Scotia, the son of

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and Mary E. Duncan. In 1888, he married Serena E. Smith. He died in

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at the age of 70.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1865 births 1936 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Shelburne County, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub