Education
He attended the public schools, and then became a merchant.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He attended the public schools, and then became a merchant.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Babylon for four years. He died on April 10, 1900, at his home in Babylon, New York, of "heart disease". He died soon after returning from a local political convention held at Amityville at which he had been elected a delegate to the Republican state convention.
Higbie was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Company) in 1893, 1894 and 1895. He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st Doctorate) from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures. He was also a member of the New York State Republican Committee.