Nathaniel Higginson | |
|---|---|
| President of Fort St George (Madras) | |
| In office 3 October 1692 – 7 July 1698 | |
| Preceded by | Elihu Yale |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1652 Guilford, Connecticut Colony[1][2] |
| Died | 31 October 1708 (aged 56) London, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Richards |
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Nathaniel Higginson (11 October 1652 – 31 October 1708)[3] was an English politician and a scion of the Higginson family of Salem, Massachusetts who served as the first Mayor of Madras, and later as the President of the colony from 3 October 1692 to 7 July 1698.[4][5]
- ^ Madras miscellany, The Connecticut connection, 27 August 2001[usurped]
- ^ H.F.G.WATERS(1847), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Pg. 34
- ^ Research Notes on Ancestry.com
- ^ About the "Inauguration of the Corporation", From the Corporation of Chennai website
- ^ List of Governors of Madras, from worldstatesmen.org
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