Elias Smith Higgins

Biography

Elias Smith Higgins, born in 1815, became a prominent businessman whose ventures demonstrated keen foresight and ethical stewardship of resources. His aptitude for identifying promising opportunities was matched by a desire to ensure his work benefited employees and neighbors alike.

Upon his death in 1889, he was remembered for a steadfast devotion to enterprise paired with a sincere concern for the broader good, a remembrance enshrined at Woodlawn Cemetery.