Life span: 08/18/1813 to 11/27/1887TabsLife SummaryFull name: William HigbyPlace of Birth: Essex County, NYBurial Place: Oakland, CABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Family: Ellen Marie Ringot (wife) Education: OtherOther Education: University of Vermont (VT)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeJournalistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanGovernment: US House of RepresentativesState legislatureState judgeOther state government Events Major TopicsThirty-Eighth Congress of the United StatesThirty-Ninth Congress of the United StatesFortieth Congress of the United States Documents Images William Higby, circa 1864 William Higby, circa 1864, detail Bibliography