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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | William E. Higby |
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Monument, Colorado , United States |
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January 26, 1884
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| Died | February 28, 1967
(83 years)
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| Info | On January 26, 1884, William Higby was born in Garden Grove, Iowa. His family moved to Colorado in 1888 and homesteaded the area near Eastonville, northeast of Colorado Springs. At Eastonville, Higby’s father established a store in the Russell Gates Mercantile Company chain in 1889. In 1900, his father founded the Higby Mercantile Company in Monument.
After graduating from East Denver High School in 1906, Higby returned to Monument, where he worked in his father’s mercantile company. During Higby’s business career he was manager and later owner of the Higby Mercantile Company. He was also treasurer and director of the Greenland Land and Cattle Company, and president and manager of the Higby Livestock Company.
Higby’s long public career began in 1910, when he was elected general treasurer of Monument. He was elected mayor of Monument in 1912 and served in that capacity for 20 years. In 1920, he was elected to the school board of District 38, a position he held for 15 years. Higby was first elected to state office in 1932 as a representative for El Paso County. During his eight-year tenure as a representative, he served as Minority Floor Leader from 1937 to 1938 and presided as Speaker of the House from 1939 to 1940. He was elected to the Colorado Senate in 1940. He did not complete his senatorial term because he was chosen Lieutenant Governor in 1942, and as Lieutenant Governor, also served as President of the Senate. Although he was a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1944, he was re-elected Lieutenant Governor instead. From 1948 through 1958, Higby served on the Colorado Springs - El Paso County Board of Health. He died in Monument on February 28, 1967.
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