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Higby
Higby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Higby (baseball), American baseball player *Lawrence Higby, American businessman and political activist *Lynn Carlton Higby (1938 – 1992), former United States federal judge *Mary Higby Schweitzer, paleontologist at North Carolina State University *Morgan Higby Night (born 1970), American writer, director, producer, and DJ *Wayne Higby (born 1943), American artist working in ceramics *Wilbur Higby (1867 – 1934), American actor *William Higby (1813 – 1887), United States Representative from California *William Eugene Higby, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado See also *Higby, Ohio *Higby, Roane County, West Virginia *Higbee (other) {{surname, Higby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Higby
William Higby (August 18, 1813 – November 27, 1887) was a 19th-century American politician, a Republican, a lawyer, a district attorney, a judge, a newspaper editor, and a United States representative from California, serving three terms, from 1863 to 1869. Biography Higby was born in Willsboro, New York. He spent his boyhood on his father's farm and worked in the lumber and iron business. He attended a preparatory school in Westport, New York and was graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840, where he was a founding member of the Lambda Iota Society. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Elizabethtown, New York. Career Higby moved to California in 1850 and settled in Calaveras County. After an unsuccessful attempt in the mining business, he resumed the practice of law and was a district attorney from 1853 to 1859. Due to his harsh treatment of criminals, he earned the rough nickname, "Bloody Bill". He was a district judge from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |