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Definition: Higginson

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Higginson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1659. (references)

Common Expressions: Higginson

Expressions Definition
Bobby Higginson Robert Leigh Higginson (born August 18, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who has played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers. He has a career batting average of .272. He attended Temple University. (references)
Francis Higginson Francis Higginson (1588-1630) was a colonial American Puritan. He emigrated from Leicestershire to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. He was a minister of the church of Salem, Massachusetts in 1629-1630. In 1630 he published New-Englands Plantation. (references)
George Higginson Sir George Wentworth Alexander Higginson (June 21, 1826 - February 1, 1927) was a British general and Crimean War hero who served more than 30 years in the Grenadiers. (references)
Stephen Higginson Stephen Higginson (November 28, 1743 - November 28, 1828) was an American merchant and shipmaster from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1783. He took an active part in suppressing Shays' Rebellion, was the author of the Laco letters (1789), and served the United States government as navy agent from May 11 to June 22, 1798. (references)
Thomas Higginson United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911) was an American author, abolitionist, and soldier. (references)
Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Torri Higginson Torri Higginson is a Canadian actress. She was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada and is most well-known for her roles in the TekWar movies and series, The English Patient and Stargate Atlantis. She is also a theater actress and has appeared in Three Tall Women, Weldon Rising and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Higginson

Higginson

Higginson refers to:

People with the surname Higginson:

  • Andrew Higginson (born 1977), English professional snooker player
  • Bobby Higginson (born 1970), American professional baseball player
  • Francis Higginson (1588–1630), colonial American Puritan and publisher
  • George Higginson (1826–1927), British general and Crimean War hero
  • Henry Lee Higginson (1834–1919), American businessman and philanthropist; founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Huw Higginson (born 1964), British actor
  • James Higginson (1885–1940), English cricketer
  • Julie Higginson, English actress
  • Stephen Higginson (1743–1828), American merchant and shipmaster from Boston; delegate to the Continental Congress
  • Thomas Higginson (1810-1884), Canadian soldier, businessman, and political figure.
  • Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823–1911), American author, abolitionist, and soldier
  • Torri Higginson (born 1966), Canadian actress
  • William Higginson (1822-1905), Canadian soldier, politician, and businessman

In places:

  • Higginson, Arkansas, USA

In businesses:

  • Lee, Higginson & Co., American Boston-based investment bank

See also

  • Higgins

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Higginson". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Higginson

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Henry Lee Higginson 22     Andrew Higginson 11
Thomas Wentworth Higginson 17     Bobby Higginson 7
Andrew Higginson 11     Francis Higginson 2
Torri Higginson 11     Francis Higginson Cabot, Jr. 4
Bobby Higginson 7     George Higginson 4
Thomas Higginson 6     Gordon Higginson 5
Gordon Higginson 5     Henry Lee Higginson 22
James Higginson 5     Higginson 3
William Higginson 5     Huw Higginson 2
George Higginson 4     James Higginson 5
Francis Higginson Cabot, Jr. 4     Julie Higginson 2
Lee, Higginson & Co. 4     Lee, Higginson & Co. 4
Stephen Higginson 4     Stephen Higginson 4
Higginson 3     Thomas Higginson 6
Francis Higginson 2     Thomas Wentworth Higginson 17
Julie Higginson 2     Torri Higginson 11
Huw Higginson 2     William Higginson 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonym: Higginson
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Expression

 Thomas Higginson.
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