Robert Hockin

Robert Hockin was a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou [County, Nova Scotia] in the Nova Scotia [House of Assembly] from 1882 to 1886 as a Conservative [Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal-Conservative] member.
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Daniel Hockin and Elizabeth Milnes, and educated at the Pictou Academy. In 1873, he married Jean, the daughter of Andrew McKinlay, former mayor of Halifax. Hockin served as a member of Pictou city council. After retiring from politics, he was a fisheries inspector. Hockin died in Pictou.