Background
Higinbotham, John U. was born on November 5, 1867 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Son of William Penn and Caroline E. H. (Stingley) Higinbotham.
Higinbotham, John U. was born on November 5, 1867 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Son of William Penn and Caroline E. H. (Stingley) Higinbotham.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas Agricultural College, 1886. University of Kansas, 1887.
Admitted to Nebraska bar, 1888. Practiced at Lincoln, 1 year. Removed to Chicago, and acted as bookkeeper for several firms.
Became connected with American Biscuit Manufacturing Company, 1895, and was made its cashier.
Cashier, at its organization, February, 1898, assistant treasurer, 1904-1913, National Biscuit Company, Chicago. Auditor Detroit Lubricator Company, May, since 1913.
Clubs: Press, Forty (Chicago).
Married Bernardine Mitchell, of Chicago, February 16, 1892.