A LEADING CITIZEN DEAD.
John Higinbotham, one of the oldest residents and most prominent citizens of Topeka, died at his residence on Twelfth and Tyler streets yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, surrounded by the members of his family. Mr. Higinbotham had been confined to his bed for two weeks with nervous prostration, brought on by the recent failure of the Clay county bank in which his large interests had been entrusted to others. Though having retired from active affairs and not being directly connected with the management of the bank, he felt the failure keenly and his inability to come to the rescue of the creditors preyed severely on his mind. Nothing could show more the sterling integrity of his character.
Mr. Higinbotham was 71 years of age, having been born April 8, 1818, in Green county, Pa. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and engaged with great success in the wholesale dry goods business at Leavenworth. In the years just preceding the war he was an active and conspicuous free state man. He moved his business to Clay Centre later and in 1880 came to Topeka, where he has since lived. During his residence in Kansas he met with a large degree of success in business and before the bank failure was accounted one of the wealthiest residents of the city. In a quiet way he was a staunch and earnest prohibitionist and aided the cause generously with his means. All his life he was an uncompromising republican and voted for both Presidents Harrison.
Mr. Higinbotham was a prominent member and regular attendant of the First Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife and six children, John jr., William, H. G, Mrs. C Wells, Mrs. S. G. Spencer and Mrs. F. M. Bonebrake.
The funeral will take place from the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the city cemetery.
—Topeka Weekly Capital (Topeka, KS), August 8, 1889, p 8.
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John Higinbotham, one of the oldest residents and most prominent citizens of Topeka, died at his residence on Twelfth and Tyler streets yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, surrounded by the members of his family. Mr. Higinbotham had been confined to his bed for two weeks with nervous prostration, brought on by the recent failure of the Clay county bank in which his large interests had been entrusted to others. Though having retired from active affairs and not being directly connected with the management of the bank, he felt the failure keenly and his inability to come to the rescue of the creditors preyed severely on his mind. Nothing could show more the sterling integrity of his character.
Mr. Higinbotham was 71 years of age, having been born April 8, 1818, in Green county, Pa. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and engaged with great success in the wholesale dry goods business at Leavenworth. In the years just preceding the war he was an active and conspicuous free state man. He moved his business to Clay Centre later and in 1880 came to Topeka, where he has since lived. During his residence in Kansas he met with a large degree of success in business and before the bank failure was accounted one of the wealthiest residents of the city. In a quiet way he was a staunch and earnest prohibitionist and aided the cause generously with his means. All his life he was an uncompromising republican and voted for both Presidents Harrison.
Mr. Higinbotham was a prominent member and regular attendant of the First Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife and six children, John jr., William, H. G, Mrs. C Wells, Mrs. S. G. Spencer and Mrs. F. M. Bonebrake.
The funeral will take place from the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the city cemetery.
—Topeka Weekly Capital (Topeka, KS), August 8, 1889, p 8.
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Son of Uriah Higginbotham & Elizabeth Chance.
A LEADING CITIZEN DEAD.
John Higinbotham, one of the oldest residents and most prominent citizens of Topeka, died at his residence on Twelfth and Tyler streets yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, surrounded by the members of his family. Mr. Higinbotham had been confined to his bed for two weeks with nervous prostration, brought on by the recent failure of the Clay county bank in which his large interests had been entrusted to others. Though having retired from active affairs and not being directly connected with the management of the bank, he felt the failure keenly and his inability to come to the rescue of the creditors preyed severely on his mind. Nothing could show more the sterling integrity of his character.
Mr. Higinbotham was 71 years of age, having been born April 8, 1818, in Green county, Pa. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and engaged with great success in the wholesale dry goods business at Leavenworth. In the years just preceding the war he was an active and conspicuous free state man. He moved his business to Clay Centre later and in 1880 came to Topeka, where he has since lived. During his residence in Kansas he met with a large degree of success in business and before the bank failure was accounted one of the wealthiest residents of the city. In a quiet way he was a staunch and earnest prohibitionist and aided the cause generously with his means. All his life he was an uncompromising republican and voted for both Presidents Harrison.
Mr. Higinbotham was a prominent member and regular attendant of the First Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife and six children, John jr., William, H. G, Mrs. C Wells, Mrs. S. G. Spencer and Mrs. F. M. Bonebrake.
The funeral will take place from the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the city cemetery.
—Topeka Weekly Capital (Topeka, KS), August 8, 1889, p 8.
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Son of Uriah Higginbotham & Elizabeth Chance.
John Higinbotham, one of the oldest residents and most prominent citizens of Topeka, died at his residence on Twelfth and Tyler streets yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, surrounded by the members of his family. Mr. Higinbotham had been confined to his bed for two weeks with nervous prostration, brought on by the recent failure of the Clay county bank in which his large interests had been entrusted to others. Though having retired from active affairs and not being directly connected with the management of the bank, he felt the failure keenly and his inability to come to the rescue of the creditors preyed severely on his mind. Nothing could show more the sterling integrity of his character.
Mr. Higinbotham was 71 years of age, having been born April 8, 1818, in Green county, Pa. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and engaged with great success in the wholesale dry goods business at Leavenworth. In the years just preceding the war he was an active and conspicuous free state man. He moved his business to Clay Centre later and in 1880 came to Topeka, where he has since lived. During his residence in Kansas he met with a large degree of success in business and before the bank failure was accounted one of the wealthiest residents of the city. In a quiet way he was a staunch and earnest prohibitionist and aided the cause generously with his means. All his life he was an uncompromising republican and voted for both Presidents Harrison.
Mr. Higinbotham was a prominent member and regular attendant of the First Presbyterian church. He leaves a wife and six children, John jr., William, H. G, Mrs. C Wells, Mrs. S. G. Spencer and Mrs. F. M. Bonebrake.
The funeral will take place from the residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the city cemetery.
—Topeka Weekly Capital (Topeka, KS), August 8, 1889, p 8.
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