Background
Higgins, Charles Melbourne was born in 1857 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William L. and Mary Marguerite (Schley) Higgins.
Higgins, Charles Melbourne was born in 1857 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William L. and Mary Marguerite (Schley) Higgins.
Educational public schools.
Began in employ of Standard Oil Corporation at Cleveland, Ohio, 1872. Became director Standard Oil Corporation of New York, 1911, and later vice-president and director, retiring in February 1932.
Clubs: Manhattan, Sleepy Hollow Country, Union League.
Married Mary Linda Caplinger, of New Castle, Kentucky, 1887.