Richard Higbie

Richard Higbie (1893)

Richard Higbie (July 11, 1857 West Islip, Suffolk County, New York – April 10, 1900 Babylon, Suffolk Co., NY) was an American politician from New York.

Life

He attended the public schools, and then became a merchant.

He was Supervisor of the Town of Babylon for four years.

Higbie was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co.) in 1893, 1894 and 1895.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures. He was also a member of the New York State Republican Committee.

He died on April 10, 1900, at his home in Babylon, New York, of "heart disease". He died soon after returning from a local political convention held at Amityville at which he had been elected a delegate to the Republican state convention

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New York Assembly
Preceded by
James H. Pierson
New York State Assembly
Suffolk County

1893–1895
Succeeded by
Erastus F. Post (1st D.);
Carll S. Burr, Jr. (2nd D.)
New York State Senate
Preceded by
John Lewis Childs
New York State Senate
1st District

1896–1898
Succeeded by
John L. Havens