Members’ biographical register

John Higham

House

MLA

Party

Liberal

Date first elected

18 July 1896

Year Retired/Resigned

1904

Electorate(s)

Fremantle

Inaugural Speech

Valedictory Video

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLA Fremantle, 18 July 1896 (by-election)–28 June 1904

Personal Information

Death date

23 July 1927

Place of death

Fremantle, Western Australia

Cemetery

Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Congregational area, Mon D section.

Occupation

Real estate agent

Employment History

Joined mother in business as produce merchant, M Higham and Sons
Later became estate agent

Background/Membership

Foundation member, Fremantle Chamber of Council
Member, WA Shipping Association
Chairman, Technical School Advisory Board
Member, 1st Fremantle Hospital Board
Volunteer, Fire Brigade, 1885
Member, Fremantle Municipal Council, 1890–1897

References

D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume one 1870-1930, Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2001, p. 99. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 5 July 2022.https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=4a69f1ba-ff1c-ec11-b6e7-00224814cbf0

Further Information

Battye I, p. 747.
BDWA II.
Twentieth Century Impressions, p. 31.
West Australian, 25 July 1927.