The biographical encyclopœdia of Ohio of the nineteenth century:

BIOGRIAPHICAL ENCYCLOPZEDIA.
his ward. He is a public-spirited citizen and an earnest
and vigorous promoter of building societies and other institutions for the advancement of workingmen. He has been
President of the St. Francis Xavier Society for a number of
years, and is prominent in all the benevolent work of the
Roman Catholic Church, of which he is a devoted and
faithful member.
'IGGINS, THOMAS W., Lawyer, was born, June
') iE IS8th, I825. He is the second son of four children,
the issue of John Higgins and Parnelle Ashley.
jJ Jl 2iHis father was a native of Vermont, an agricul tutrist and lawyer, who settled in Knox county,
Ohio, in I8Io. Here he accumulated considerable property, was prominently identified with public enterprises, and d(lied March Ist, I874. The mother of our subject was born ill New Hampshire, and died in I83I, while
Thomas was but six years of age. Deprived so early in life
of a mother's tender care, it would not have been surprising
if he had grown up with a less vigorous moral constitution.
T-Iappily the wise guidance of his father gave bent and force
to his good inclinations and fitted him for a useful part in
life. Until his seventeenth year he alternated between the
farm in the summer and the district school in the winter.
He did not confine himself to the restricted curriculum of
the country school, but extended his course of reading to
works of a higher order. In I845 he entered Oberlin College, where for several years he applied himself industriously
to the classics and general literature. During his collegiate
course he taught school for one term. In I850 he went to
the law school at Balston Spa, New York, and was subsequently admitted to the bar at Albany, New York. He next
located at Buffalo, pursuing his profession for about one year,
when he went to New York city, remaining there for three
years. In I855 Mr. Higgins went abroad and spent one
year in travelling through Great Britain. In Dublin he met
Miss Isabella Wade, daughter of Mr. Samuel Wade, a promiineneit wool merchant of that city. Shortly before leaving
for home in I856 he was united in marriage with Miss
Wade. Returning to this country, he wrote and published
"Tihe Crooked Elm, or Life by the Wayside,,' a book which
was -"ell received and met with a large sale. In I858 Ml.
Higgins took up his residence at Toledo, Ohio, where he
practised law until I86o, when he removed to Wavefly,
Pike county, his present home. In I86I he recruited Comnpany B, 73d Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and went to the front
with a captain's commission. He bore a creditable part in
the memorable battles of Cross Keys, Chancellorsville,
Gettyshburg, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Raccoon
Ridge, Missionary Ridge, Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta,
and marched with Sherman to the sea. At Resaca he was
wsounded ill the left side bay a Minie ball, aind in the head
in the last battle in North Carolina. His gallantry on the
field secuoed him firstt aMajor's and then a LieutenantColonlel's comlmission. During part of his service he com
AGE, WILLIAM H., Shirt Manufacturer, was
born, July 29th, I830, in the city of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. His father was a native of New
c~ tJersey, while his mother was born in Pennsyl vania. He received but a limited education in
the public schools of his native city, and then
learned the trade of brush-making, continuing in that avocation for seven years. lie subsequently removed to Erie,
Pennsylvania, where he embarked in the hat, cap, fur and
furnishing goods business. He eventually relinquished this
enterprise and proceeded to Cleveland, Ohio, which lhe
reached in January, IS86o, and became interested in a shirt
manufactory which he established, and which is now the
oldest of its kind in that city, its business having progressed
most favorably. His political faith is that of the Republican,
but he has neither sought nor held any public office. IHe
was married, October, 1857, to Lizzie B., daughter of R. T.
McCarter, flour inspector, of Philadelphia.'
ARROUN, CHESTER HANNhUM, D. D. S., was
(born at C orfu, Genesee county, New York, July
I7th, I829, of Scotch-Irish a nd It al ian extr action.
Atie received his prelimin ary education at an
academic school in Sylvania, Lucas county, Ohio.
In youth he evinced a decided taste for the study
of me di cine, which professio n he determined to adopt. He
began to read with D r. F. E. Baley, Sylvanl i a, Ohio, in
I849 (inow in Santa Cruz, California), but failing health
soon obliged him to choos e ano ther vocat ion. He applied
himself to dentistry, and beg a n to practise in Sylvania in
IT85i. After remaining here for two years he moved to
Toledo, formin g a partnership wit h Dr. John Estele, now
deceased. At the end of a year he dissolved his connection
with Dr. Estele, and has since practised in Toledo, with the
exception of two years, when he travelled in the West,
locating in Elkhart, Indiana, one year. Upon his return to
Toledo he pursued bi-, profession alone until I857, wh~en be
was joined by Mr. R. L. Evans. This partnership continued
until September of I864, conducting business by himself
until March, i875, when he was joined by Dr. J. M. Porter,
forming the present firm of Harroun & Porter. Dr. Harrouni
has been eminently successful through all these years, and
bears the reputation of being one of the first dentists in
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'Foledo. He is a member of several dental associations, and
a charter-member of the Ohio State Dental Society. 0-riginally a Whig, Dr. liarroun's affiliation is now with the
Republican party. lie was married, September 2otb, 1854,
to Emily J. Cadwell, of Sylvania, Lucas county, Ohio.
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