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Higgins, Richard Thomas

physician, banker, state legislator, was born June 9, 1842, in Beardstown, Ill. For nearly two years he was acting assistant surgeon of the United States army; and has served as United States pension surgeon. He was a member of the thirtyeighth general assembly of the Illinois house of representatives ; and since 1875 has been president of the Farmers' and Merchants' National bank of Vandalia, Ill.

HIGGINSON, MRS. ELLA [RHOADS], druggist, author, poet , was born in 1862, in Kansas. She is a druggist of New Whatcom, Wash., who has written poetry of a popular character, and The Flower that Grew in the Sand, and Other Stories.