Smith Asa Nickerson (July 16, 1860 – January 10, 1954
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, Canada. He represented Shelburne County
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History
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in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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from 1911 to 1916 in the 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1911 and 1916.
The Liberal Party
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as a Liberal member.
He was born in Clark's Harbor, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, the son of Asa McGray Nickerson and Melissa Newell. Nickerson was involved in lobster packing. In 1882, he married Hannah B. Nickerson. He served as a member of the municipal council for Barrington township from 1893 to 1900. Nickerson died in Sandwick, British Columbia, at the age of 93.
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1860 births
1954 deaths
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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