Background
Higgins, James Henry was born on February 11, 1910 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Henry and Ellen Frances (Maguire) Higgins.
Higgins, James Henry was born on February 11, 1910 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of James Henry and Ellen Frances (Maguire) Higgins.
Student Phillips Exeter Academy, 1927-1928. Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1932. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1935.
Admitted to Rhode Island bar, 1937. Practiced in Pawtucket, 1937-1943, Providence, 1943-1975. Associate firm Greenough, Lyman & Cross, 1943-1945, James L. Taft, 1945-1952.
Partner Higgins, Kingsley & Williamson, 1952-1955, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, 1955-1975.
Director Leonard Valve Company, Cranston, Rhode Island, Mays Manufacturing Company, Warwick, Rhode Island.
Member development committee Governor Dummer Academy, South Byfield, Massachusetts. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American (house of deals.
Clubs: Turks Head (president), Hope (Providence).
Married Betty Hall, May 26, 1939. Children: James Henry III, Barbara Hall (Mistress Thomas M. Rhine), Louis Hall.