William Alpheus Higgs

He was a liveryman of several of the city's guilds and at the time of his death had been selected as a Radical candidate for a parliamentary constituency in north London.

[2] Higgs was a partner in Barber & Company, tea merchants of London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Bristol.

[4] He also traded as William Alpheus Higgs & Company, tea, wine, and spirits importers and grocers with multiple premises in London.

[7] In the late 19th century he bought Willenhall House in Pricklers Hill, north London, from T. G. Waterhouse,[8] and at the time of his death had been selected as a Radical candidate for a parliamentary constituency in the area.

[6] Higgs died of apoplexy at midnight on the 23 December 1889 at the Hotel Victoria in London where he was about to set off with his wife and sons for the Lady Mayoress's ball.