Legislator Details
George Neil Higgins
AKA:
Number of sessions served 7
Gender: Male
Age at election: 38
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/24/1900
City: Montreal, Quebec
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Country: Canada
Death
Date: 7/23/1982
City: Tucson, Ariz
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Marital Information:
Married Eva Isabelle Quayle of Ishpeming in 1920; children: three girls and a boy
Number of Children: 4
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Occupation: Automobile & banking business
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Education:
grade school Pickford, MI
Sault St Marie HS
Biographical Sketch:
Died in 1982
Served as city commissioner, county supervisor and trustee of Oakland County Sanitarium
Notable Facts:
Served in MI house 1939-44; served in MI senate 1945-56 & 1949-54.
Member of the Masons, Elks, Odd Fellows & Rotary.
President of Oakland County Auto Dealers' Association.
Elected to the legislature on the Republican ticket November 8, 1938.
HCR 834, 1982 House Journal, p. 1824 indicated that he had died. No date or place of death.
According to the Detroit News, 7/26/1982 he died, Friday,7/23/1982 in Tucson, Ariz.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Senate Business , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: 12
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Date Elected: 11/4/1952
Date Sworn In: 1/14/1953
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Taxation
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Senate Business , Corporations, Judiciary , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: 12
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Date Elected: 11/7/1950
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1951
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Taxation
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Senate Business and Rules, State Affairs , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: 12
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Date Elected: 11/2/1948
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1949
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Taxation
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Senate Business and Rules, Elections , State Affairs , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: 12
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw.
Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Senate Business and Rules.
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , General Taxation , Labor , Lapeer State Home and Training School, Pontiac State Hospital , State Capitol and Public Buildings
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 1
District Description: Townships of Addison, Avon, Bloomfield, Farmington, Oakland, Orion, Oxford, Royal Oak, Southfield, Troy, and West Bloomfield, and the cities of Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak
Date Elected: 11/3/1942
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1942
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Elected to the state senate for the 63 session
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , General Taxation , Labor , Lapeer State Home and Training School, Pontiac State Hospital , State Capitol and Public Buildings
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 1
District Description: Townships of Addison, Avon, Bloomfield, Farmington, Oakland, Orion, Oxford, Royal Oak, Southfield, Troy, and West Bloomfield, and the cities of Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak
Date Elected: 11/5/1940
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1941
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Capitol and Public Buildings
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, General Taxation , Labor , Pontiac State Hospital , State Capitol and Public Buildings
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Ferndale
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 1
District Description: Townships of Addison, Avon, Bloomfield, Farmington, Oakland, Orion, Oxford, Royal Oak, Southfield, Troy, and West Bloomfield, and the cities of Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Farmington, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, and Royal Oak in Oakland County
Date Elected: 11/8/1938
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1939
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Pontiac State Hospital