William Kay Higson | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton | |
In office 17 August 1883 –5 May 1888 Servingwith John Ferguson | |
Preceded by | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson |
Succeeded by | William Pattison |
Personal details | |
Born | William Kay Higson February 1843 Giggleswick,Yorkshire,England |
Died | 22 March 1931 (aged 88) Rockhampton,Queensland,Australia |
Resting place | South Rockhampton Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Spouse | Elizabeth Fryer Thrussell (m.1866 d.1925) |
Occupation | Merchant |
William Kay Higson (1843-1931) was a politician in Queensland,Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
The son of Thomas and Mary (née Kay) Higson,he was born in Giggleswick,Yorkshire,England and educated in Yorkshire.
In 1865 Higson set up a business as a fruiterer. He later became a produce and railway contract merchant before establishing himself as a general merchant until he retired 1914. Alderman Rockhampton.
Higson was an alderman in the city of Rockhampton and represented Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly from 1883–1888.
He was a member of the Committee of Rockhampton Jockey Club and raced several champion horses at Callaghan Park. [2]
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