Henry Hicks, Canadian academic and politician, 16th Premier of Nova Scotia (died 1990)

Henry Davies Hicks was a lawyer, university administrator, and politician in Nova Scotia.

The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly who is called upon by the lieutenant governor to form a government. As the province's head of government, the premier exercises considerable power.