Thomas Higginson (Canadian politician)
Thomas Higginson (September 10, 1810 – November 10, 1896)[1] was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prescott in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1867.[2]
The son of John Higginson and Eliza Sheriff, he was born in Ireland in 1810 and came to Upper Canada in 1819. In 1831, he married Marcella Brown[2] (some sources say Margery Browne). He worked for several years as a bookkeeper for the Hamilton Brothers lumber company. Higginson served on the municipal council for the village of Hawkesbury.[3] He was postmaster at Hawkesbury and an agent for the Canada Life Assurance Company. Higginson ran unsuccessfully against Albert Hagar in 1867 for the Prescott seat in the House of Commons.[2]
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Prescott | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Hagar | 1,205 | ||||||
| Unknown | Thomas Higginson | 130 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245463533/thomas-higginson
- ^ a b c Brault, L (1963). Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell (in French).
- ^ Thomas, Cyrus (1896). History of the Counties of Argenteuil, Que. and Prescott, Ont., from the earliest settlement to the present. Montreal: Lovell. p. 521.
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