| William Kay Higson | |
| Constituency Am1: | Rockhampton |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 17 August 1883 |
| Term End1: | 5 May 1888 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson |
| Successor1: | William Pattison |
| Alongside1: | John Ferguson |
| Birth Date: | February 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Date: | 22 March 1931 (aged 88) |
| Death Place: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | South Rockhampton Cemetery |
| Birthname: | William Kay Higson |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth Fryer Thrussell (m.1866 d.1925) |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
William Kay Higson (1843-1931) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
The son of Thomas and Mary (née Kay) Higson, he was born in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England and educated in Yorkshire.
In 1865 Higson set up a business as a fruiterer. He later became a produce and railway contract merchant before establishing himself as a general merchant until he retired 1914. Alderman Rockhampton.
Higson was an alderman in the city of Rockhampton and represented Rockhampton in the Legislative Assembly from 1883–1888.
He was a member of the Committee of Rockhampton Jockey Club and raced several champion horses at Callaghan Park.[2]