About James W. Higgins
Lived 1896 – 1945 (aged 48–49). James W. Higgins was an American politician and businessperson.
James William Higgins (September 6, 1896 – February 15, 1945) was an American businessman and legislator.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in September 1896, he graduated from East Side High School (now Riverside University High School). Higgins served in the United States Navy during World War I and was a United States Food Administrator. He was manager of cleaning and dyeing businesses. He was also manager of the Orpheum Circuit Theatres and was a press agent. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1933 as a Democrat. He died on February 15, 1945, at the age of 48.
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American politician
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James W. Higgins was born on 6 September 1896.
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James W. Higgins died in 1945.
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James W. Higgins was a politician and businessperson.
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