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Title: William Higby Letters,
Date (inclusive): 1837-1859
Box Number: 218
Creator:
Higby, William, 1813-1887
Extent: 1 box
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California State Library
Sacramento, California
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English.
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California--Gold discoveries
Lawyers--California
San Francisco (Calif.)--History
Calaveras County (Calif.)--History
California--Politics and government
Higby, William, 1813-1887
Letters of William Higby to his mother and father.
William Higby was born in New York August 18, 1813. He was a lawyer by profession, coming to California in 1850. He practiced
law in San Francisco, then mined for gold at Mokelumne Hill. He was elected District Attorney of Calaveras County (1843-59)
and was later elected to the State Senate (1863). In 1863, Higby was elected to Congress serving three terms (1863-68). In
1877, he became Internal Revenue Collector for California. He died at Santa Rosa, California, November 26, 1887.
- Higby, William, 1813-1887