William Higgs (politician)

The Honourable William Higgs
Treasurer of Australia
In office 27 October 1915 – 13 November 1916
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	Andrew Fisher
Succeeded by	Alexander Poynton
Member of the Australian Parliament for Capricornia
In office 13 April 1910 – 16 December 1922
Preceded by	Edward Archer
Succeeded by	Frank Forde
Senator for Queensland
In office 30 March 1901 – 31 December 1906
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fortitude Valley
In office 11 March 1899 – 17 July 1901 Serving with Frank McDonnell
Preceded by	John McMaster
Succeeded by	John McMaster
Personal details
Born	(1862-01-18)18 January 1862 Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 June 1951(1951-06-11) (aged 89) Kew, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor (1901–20) Independent (1920) Nationalist (1920–22)
Spouse	Mary Ann Knight ​ (m. 1889)​
Profession	Printer, Editor

William Guy Higgs (18 January 1862 – 11 June 1951) was an Australian politician who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He was a Senator for Queensland from 1901 to 1906, and then represented the Division of Capricornia in the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1922. He served as Treasurer of Australia from 1915 to 1916, under Billy Hughes.