Background
HIGGINS, Henry Bournes Son of Reverend John Higgins, and Anne, daughter of Henry Bournes of Company Mayo.
HIGGINS, Henry Bournes Son of Reverend John Higgins, and Anne, daughter of Henry Bournes of Company Mayo.
Saint Stephen’s Green (Dublin), and Newry. University of Melbourne (Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws). Reached Melbourne in 1870.
At the University of Melbourne, 1871-1875 (gained several exhibitions and first-class honours, scholarships in classics, history, and political economy, and Shakespeare).
Called to Victorian Bar, 1876. Called Inner Temple, 1886. Leader of Equity Bar of Victoria since 1887.
Member of Council of Melbourne University since 18S7.
Elected to Legislative Assembly for Geelong, 1894 and 1897. A Victorian Member of Federal Convention, 1897-1898.
Chairman of commission for reform of legal procedure, 1897-1899. Member of Parliament Northern Melbourne in Federal Parliament, 1901-1906.
Attorney-General for the Commonwealth of Australia, 1904. Justice of the High Court of Australia since 1906.
(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
Club: The Wallaby, Melbourne.