John Hicks (April 23, 1715 – March 6, 1790) was a land agent and political figure in Nova Scotia.
He was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the son of Thomas Hicks and Ann Clarke, who were Quakers.
[1] Hicks settled in King's County and served as a justice of the peace for Charlestown.
In 1759, he travelled to Nova Scotia to investigate the availability of land for settlement there following the expulsion of the Acadians.
He was elected to the assembly in a 1768 by-election held after Henry Munroe resigned his seat.