David Williams Higgins was a Canadian

Canada

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 journalist, politician, and author.

Born in Halifax

City of Halifax

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, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, the son of William B. Higgins and Mary Anne Williams, Higgins moved to Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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 with his parents and was educated there. He went to San Francisco, California

California

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 in 1852 and in 1856 he founded the Morning Call newspaper, which he sold in 1858, when he moved to British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He settled in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

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 and was editor and proprietor of the British Colonist. He organized and was first president of the Victoria fire department and was a member of the Board of Education from 1866 to 1869.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 for the electoral district of Esquimalt

Esquimalt (electoral district)

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 in 1886

British Columbia general election, 1886

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. He was re-elected in 1890

British Columbia general election, 1890

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 and 1898

British Columbia general election, 1898

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. From 1890 to 1898, he was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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. He was defeated in 1900

British Columbia general election, 1900

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He later wrote two books: The mystic spring and other tales of western life (Toronto, 1904) and The passing of a race and more tales of western life (Toronto, 1905).