James Macaulay Higginson

James Macaulay Higginson (1805–1885) was Governor of Antigua from 1847 to 1850.

Sir James Macaulay Higginson was 8th Governor of Mauritius from 8 Jan 1851 to 20 Sep 1857.[1]

He was made a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1851 and a Knight Commander in 1857.[2]

Family

Higginson married firstly, Louisa Shakespear, and secondly Olivia Nichola Dobbs at Leamington Spa, on 11 November 1854.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Mauritius Archived June 9, 2009, at WebCite
  2. ↑ "James Macaulay Higginson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  3. ↑ "Biography – Higginson, Sir James Macaulay – Volume XI (1881–1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Annual Register. J. Dodsley. 1855. p. 249.
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir George William Anderson		 Governor of Mauritius
1851–1857 		Succeeded by
Sir William Stevenson
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