Higginson served on the municipal council for the village of Hawkesbury. He was postmaster at Hawkesbury and an agent for the Canada Life Assurance Company. Higginson ran unsuccessfully against Albert Hagar in 1867 for the Prescott seat in the House of Commons.
Higginson served on the municipal council of Hawkesbury. He was postmaster at Hawkesbury and an agent for Canada Life Assurance Company. Higginson unsuccessfully contested Albert Hagar's seat in Prescott for the House of Commons in 1867.