Edward Vickery was a merchant, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1874 and 1875 to 1882.

He was born in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Parrsboro is a Canadian town located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.The town is known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions and the Fundy Geological Museum.-History:...

, the son of James Vickery and Mary Tate, and the grandson of Johnathan Vickery, a United Empire Loyalist. Vickery was educated at Horton. In 1869, he married Matilda Church. Vickery served as a school commissioner. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1867. After being defeated by Amos Purdy

Amos Purdy

Amos Joseph Griffin Purdy was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and in 1874 as a Liberal member....

in the 1874 general election, Vickery was declared elected by the assembly in 1875 after Purdy resigned his seat. Although a Conservative, Vickery supported the Liberal railway policy. He died in Parrsboro at the age of 59.