Background
Higginson, Thomas Lee was born on January 2, 1920 in New York City. Son of James Jackson and Lucy Virginia (Mitchell) Higginson.
Higginson, Thomas Lee was born on January 2, 1920 in New York City. Son of James Jackson and Lucy Virginia (Mitchell) Higginson.
Student, Groton School Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1942; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949.
Member firm, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, 1949-1990; partner, Shearman & Sterling, New York City, 1957-1990. Executive Committee, board directors Fiduciary Trust Company International.
Trustee, secretary The Frick Collection, Percival E. and Ethel Brown Foerderer Foundation, A. R. Tinker Memorial Fund. Trustee Greenvale (Long Island) School. Director Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York Served from Second lieutenant to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York Clubs: Brook, Knickerbocker, Links, Downtown Association (New York City). Piping Rock (Long Island).
Married Theodora Winthrop, September 11, 1948 (divorced 1984). Children: Thomas Lee Junior, Elizabeth, Robert Winthrop. Married Shirley Foerderer Ames, June 30, 1984.