# Nickem — The American Senator character guide

> Nickem in The American Senator by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Samuel Nickem, Mr. Nickem

**First appearance:** 0018-xix-who-valued-the-geese

## Who they are

A detective hired to investigate the poaching case.

## In the story

### [XIV: The Dillsborough Feud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xiv-the-dillsborough-feud)

Masters' senior clerk who decides to investigate Goarly and Scrobby for Lord Rufford's side.

### [XIX: “Who Valued the Geese?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xix-who-valued-the-geese)

Returns to Mr. Masters, asks for an additional week's leave, and hints he is getting to the bottom of the matter.

### [The Beginning of Persecution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-beginning-of-persecution)

Mysterious about further triumphs in the Goarly case, taking credit for his own role.

### [Scrobby's Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_american_senator_se/chapters/lxix-scrobby-s-trial)

The investigator who secured key evidence—the herring seller and the chemist—leading to Scrobby's conviction. Resigns his job at Mr. Masters' office in pride.

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