Moses Hardy Nickerson (September 10, 1844 – March 23, 1943) was a journalist, poet and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the

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from 1902 to 1911 as a

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member. He was born in Newellton,

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, the son of Phineas Nickerson and Jane Smith. In 1868, Nickerson married Mary E. Duncan. Nickerson was a school teacher for 15 years, a court interpreter and the editor of the ''Cape Sable Advertiser''. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1902 by-election held after the death of Thomas Robertson. He was the author of ''Songs of Summerland'' and ''Carols of the Coast''. Nickerson helped found the Fisherman's Union of Nova Scotia in 1905. He died in

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at the age of 96. His son

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also served in the provincial assembly.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1844 births 1943 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs 19th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets 19th-century Canadian male writers {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub