Anthony Higgins (politician)

Anthony C. Higgins
United States Senator
from Delaware
In office
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byEli Saulsbury
Succeeded byRichard R. Kenney[1]
United States Attorney for the District of Delaware
In office
1869–1876
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byJohn Lockwood Pratt
Succeeded byWilliam Corbit Spruance
Personal details
Born
Anthony Clark Higgins

(1840-10-01)October 1, 1840
New Castle, Delaware
DiedJune 26, 1912(1912-06-26) (aged 71)
New York City, New York
Political partyRepublican
Alma materDelaware College
Yale University
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer
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Anthony Clark Higgins (October 1, 1840 – June 26, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Republican Party, who served as United States Senator from Delaware.

  1. ^ This seat was vacant until January 19, 1897.