| 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 served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991 and the Connecticut State Senate from 1991 to 2009.[2]
William Hoffman Nickerson was born on January 22, 1939 in Glen Cove, New York, the son of Hoffman Nickerson and Jane (née Soames) Nickerson.
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, Storm and Sarah, with his wife Jane.[5]
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