Hiram Higley

American politician

Hiram Higley

Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the Oakland County district
In office
November 2, 1835 – January 1, 1837
Personal details
Born| (1804 -03-05)March 5, 1804
East Windsor, Connecticut
Died| January 8, 1860(1860-01-08) (aged 55)
Leipsic, Ohio
Political party| Democratic

Hiram Higley (March 5, 1804 – January 8, 1860) was an American politician who served one term in the Michigan House of Representatives in its first session after being established.

## Biography

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Hiram Higley was born in East Windsor, Connecticut, on March 5, 1804,[1] the son of Adori Higley and Clarissa Loomis.[2] He was a tanner by occupation. He settled in Rochester, Michigan Territory in 1827, and was elected as a Democrat to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1835 following adoption of the state's first constitution.[3]

In 1853, he moved to Leipsic, Ohio, and died there on January 8, 1860.[3][4]

## Notes

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1. ^ Bingham 1888, p. 342, gives March 5 as Higley's birth date. Johnson 1896, p. 687, gives September 30. Stiles 1891, p. 391, specifies that September 30 is the date of his baptism, rather than birth; his brother Job was baptized six months after birth.
2. ^ Stiles 1891, p. 391.
3. ^ a b Bingham 1888, p. 342.
4. ^ Hartford Courant 1860, p. 3.

## References

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* Bingham, Stephen D. (1888), Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators, Lansing: Thorp & Godfrey, retrieved December 16, 2018
* "Deaths", Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, p. 3, January 19, 1860, retrieved December 16, 2018
* Johnson, Mary C. (1896), The Higleys and Their Ancestry: An Old Colonial Family, New York: D. Appleton and Co., retrieved December 16, 2018
* Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.), Lansing: State of Michigan, 1877, retrieved December 16, 2018
* Stiles, Henry R. (1891), The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, retrieved December 16, 2018

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