John Gilbert Higgins
John Gilbert Higgins | |
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Born | |
Died | July 1, 1963 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | (aged 72)
Parent(s) | John Joseph Higgins Hannah O'Grady |
John Gilbert "Jack" Higgins (May 7, 1891 – July 1, 1963) was a Newfoundland politician, Senator and lawyer.
Early life
Higgins had an older sister, May. He was a child when his father died. Jack was educated from the age of five at
Career
In 1913 he was
Political ambitions
During the Newfoundland National Convention, Higgins opposed Joey Smallwood's resolution that Newfoundland join Canadian Confederation. He became a leading member of the Responsible Government League and campaigned against joining Canada in the 1948 Newfoundland referendums.[1] When Newfoundland joined Canada on March 31, 1949, Higgins hung black crepe on his door as a symbol of mourning.[1]
In Newfoundland's
On January 15, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker appointed Higgins as Newfoundland's first Progressive Conservative member of the Senate of Canada,[2] where he served until his death in 1963.[1]