Life Insurance Company was the seventh largest black insurance firm in the United States and the largest black-owned business west of the Mississippi. The Political Graveyard shows that William Nickerson Jr. was a candidate for presidential elector on the Republican ticket of Dewey-Bricker in 1944. Death Nickerson died from pneumonia complicated by a heart condition. He was 66 years old. Personal In 1906, Nickerson married the former Bertha B. Benton of Carthage, Texas. There were eight children born to this union, seven of which survived him. After Nickerson's death, his widow served on Golden State Mutual's executive board until 1971. She died in 1973. Eloise Nickerson Ford, his last surviving child, died on August 21, 2010 at the age of 95. Legacy The Nickerson Gardens housing development in Los Angeles is named after him. References External links The William Nickerson Jr. Project Parts of his life are retold in the radio drama "Mr Jerico Adjusts a Claim", a presentation from Destination Freedom 1879 births 1945 deaths American publishers (people) Bishop College alumni People from San Jacinto County, Texas Texas Republicans California Republicans