New York Governor. Graduating from Riverview Military Academy in 1873, he worked in the oil industry and was involved in the family’s grocery business. Entering politics, he was a member of the New York State Senate, (1896-1902) and Lieutenant Governor of New York, (1903-05). In 1905, he was elected as a Republican the 35th Governor of New York, serving until 1907, when he left office due to ill heath and died of heart disease shortly thereafter. During his time in office, state election laws were improved, state expenditures were controlled; and insurance legislation was revised.
New York Governor. Graduating from Riverview Military Academy in 1873, he worked in the oil industry and was involved in the family’s grocery business. Entering politics, he was a member of the New York State Senate, (1896-1902) and Lieutenant Governor of New York, (1903-05). In 1905, he was elected as a Republican the 35th Governor of New York, serving until 1907, when he left office due to ill heath and died of heart disease shortly thereafter. During his time in office, state election laws were improved, state expenditures were controlled; and insurance legislation was revised.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Orrin Thrall Higgins
1826–1890
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Lucia Cornelia Hapgood Higgins
1831–1868
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Kate Corinne Noble Higgins
1855–1929 (m. 1878)
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Clara Alzina Hapgood Higgins Smith
1854–1934
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Orrin Thrail Higgins
1879–1912
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Frank Harrison Higgins
1886–1937
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Clarence N Higgins
1890–1890
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Records on Ancestry
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Frank Wayland Higgins
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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Frank Wayland Higgins
Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Frank Wayland Higgins
New York, U.S., State Census, 1905
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Frank Wayland Higgins
1900 United States Federal Census
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Frank Wayland Higgins
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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