Anthony C. Higgins | |
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| United States Senator fromDelaware | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Eli Saulsbury |
| Succeeded by | Richard R. Kenney[1] |
| United States Attorney for theDistrict of Delaware | |
| In office 1869–1876 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | John Lockwood Pratt |
| Succeeded by | William Corbit Spruance |
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| Born | Anthony Clark Higgins (1840-10-01)October 1, 1840 |
| Died | June 26, 1912(1912-06-26) (aged 71) New York City, New York |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Delaware College Yale University Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Anthony Clark Higgins (October 1, 1840 – June 26, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician fromWilmington, inNew Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of theCivil War and a member of theRepublican Party, who served asUnited States Senator fromDelaware.
Higgins was born inRed Lion Hundred in New Castle County, Delaware. He attended Newark Academy andDelaware College, and graduated fromYale College in 1861, where he was a member ofSkull and Bones.[2]: 94 After studying law at theHarvard Law School, he was admitted to the bar in 1864 and began practice in Wilmington, Delaware. He also served for a time in theUnion Army in 1864.
Higgins was appointed deputy Attorney General in 1864 and was the United States attorney for Delaware from 1869 until 1876. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the 49th Congress in 1884, but was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1889, until March 3, 1895, when he unsuccessfully sought reelection. During his tenure he was Chairman of the committee to Examine Branches of the Civil Service in the 51st and 52nd Congress, and a member of the Committee on Manufactures in the 52nd Congress. Subsequently, he resumed the practice of law in Wilmington, including service as one of the attorneys for the respondent in the impeachment proceedings of United States District Court JudgeCharles Swayne of Florida in 1904/05.
Higgins died while at New York, New York, and is buried at the St. Georges Cemetery, near St. Georges in New Castle County.
Elections are held the first week of November. The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4 for a six-year term.
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| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | Notes | ||
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington, D.C. | March 4, 1889 | March 3, 1895 | |||
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| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1889–1891 | 51st | U.S. Senate | Republican | Benjamin Harrison | class 2 | |
| 1891–1893 | 52nd | U.S. Senate | Republican | Benjamin Harrison | class 2 | |
| 1893–1895 | 53rd | U.S. Senate | Democratic | Grover Cleveland | class 2 | |
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 1884 | U.S. Representative | Anthony Higgins | Republican | 12,878 | 43% | Charles B. Lore | Democratic | 17,054 | 57% | |||
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from Delaware March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 Served alongside:George Gray | Succeeded by |
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