| William Nickerson | |
| State Senate: | Connecticut State |
| District: | 36th |
| Term Start: | January 9, 1991 |
| Term End: | January 7, 2009 |
| Predecessor: | Emil Benvenuto |
| Successor: | Scott Frantz |
| State House1: | Connecticut |
| District1: | 149th |
| Term Start1: | January 7, 1987 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 1991 |
| Predecessor1: | Michael D. Flinn |
| Successor1: | Janet K. Lockton |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Jane |
| Children: | 2 |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (LLB) |
| Residence: | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
William Hoffman Nickerson (born January 22, 1939) is an American politician from Connecticut.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he was in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991 and the Connecticut State Senate from 1991 to 2009.[2]
From 1969 until 1986, Nickerson served as the Greenwich Town Meeting Representative.[2] In 1986, Nickerson ran for the House of Representatives and won.[3] He served in the State House until 1990 when he was elected to the State Senate.[3] He declined to seek another term to the State Senate in 2008.[4]
Nickerson previously practiced law and was a member of the bars in Connecticut and New York.[5]
In 2016, Nickerson endorsed John Kasich for President of the United States.[6]
Nickerson attended Harvard University and Columbia Law School.[7]
Nickerson is from Greenwich, Connecticut. He has two adult children with his wife Jane.[5]
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