John Higgins (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Higgins (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1884

Place of Birth: Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1936

Profession: politician, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Fortunatus Higgins (31 October 1884 – 28 July 1936) was an Australian politician. He was born in Glenorchy to orchardist Matthew Higgins and Anne Barry.
He attended school at Newtown and became a journalist.
On 2 February 1913 he married Marion Honoria Harlow; the following year he married Mina Laverty on 24 December 1914.
There was one daughter from his second marriage.
From 1921 to 1936 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
He opposed Jack Lang and sat as Federal Labor in the 1930s.
Higgins died at Rose Bay in 1936.