in that office from 1901 to 1905. After being elected to the office in 1900, Higgins spoke of his campaign and said "he had tackled the sheep herders, cowboys, miners and lumber jacks, and, of course, liked the miners best of all." Family and death Higgins married Barbara Hayes from Ontario, Canada in September 1892. They had one son, Grant Higgins. Higgins died in November 1905 at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland, Oregon. He died from complications of diseases contracted while serving in the Spanish–American War. After suffering a relapse, he was taken to Portland in the hope that "the climatic conditions would help to remove the severe strain to his nervous system." At the time of his death, the Anaconda Standard published extensive tributes to the late lieutenant governor. One colleague noted: "Frank G. Higgins was a scholar, one who read a great deal and always of the best. The classics and works of political economy were his favorite books. He cared not for fiction, but dwelt on facts. He cared but little for poetry, save the poetry of the rushing mountain stream and the music of the wind through the trees of his native heath." See also 1885 Michigan Wolverines football team Lieutenant Governor of Montana References 1864 births 1905 deaths 19th-century players of American football Michigan Wolverines football players American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Members of the Montana House of Representatives Lieutenant Governors of Montana Mayors of Missoula, Montana Montana lawyers Phillips Exeter Academy alumni Politicians from Missoula, Montana Players of American football from Montana University of Michigan alumni 19th-century American politicians