Background
On December 3, 1913, Haigis married Rose Grace Luippold, daughter of Johann Martin Luippold and Elizabeth E. Jacobus, in Montague, Massachusetts.
On December 3, 1913, Haigis married Rose Grace Luippold, daughter of Johann Martin Luippold and Elizabeth E. Jacobus, in Montague, Massachusetts.
Haigis was the editor and publisher of the Greenfield Recorder. From 1903 to 1908 Haigis served in various town offices in the Town of Montague, Massachusetts. He successively served in the capacities as the town"s Treasurer, Tax Collector, Auditor, Assessor and Water Commissioner.
In 1934 Haigis was the Republican party nominee for Lieutenant Governor, and in 1936 for the Republican nominee for Governor, he lost both elections.
Haigis also served as a trustee of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1940-1956. Haigis Mall on the campus is named for him.
On March 1, 1937, Haigis applied to the Federal Communication Commission for a permit to construct a radio station, the application was to construct a radio station in Greenfield that would operate on 1210 kilocycles, 250 watts power daytime. Haigis was granted a license for a radio station call sign According to the Springfield (Master of Arts) Republican, the station made its debut on March 16, 1938.
In 1938 it was recommended that be allowed to broadcast on unlimited basis, instead of being restricted to daytime broadcast.
Haigis died in 1960, and was buried in Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Massachusetts.
Haigis served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts State Senate, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.