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Matthew James Higgins

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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The 4th of December 18ro. His letters in The Times were instrumental in exposing many abuses. He was a frequent contributor to the Cornhill, and was a friend of Thackeray, who dedicated to him The Adventures of Philip, and one of his ballads, "Jacob Omnium's Hoss," deals with an incident in Higgins's career. He died on the 14th of August 1868. Some of his articles were published in 1875 as Essays on Social Subjects.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Matthew James Higgins'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​m/matthew-james-higgins.html. 1910.
 
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