The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 392 BENJAMIN F. HUGGINS. Benjamin F. Huggins, who is carrying on general farming near Yakima, was born in Washington county, New York, May 7, 1877, and acquired a public school education in his native state while spending his youthful days in the home of his parents, John W. and Sarah Louise (Flack) Huggins. The mother died in the Empire state, while the father is now living in Iowa. After mastering the common branches of learning in the public schools of New York, Benjamin F. Huggins became a pupil in the University of Denver at Denver, Colorado, in which he spent three years. He was afterward associated with the Rocky Mountain News of Denver, working in the press room and afterward in the circulation department. He has been a resident of the northwest since 1905, at which time he took up his abode in Lewiston, Idaho, where he engaged in the dairy business, there remaining until 1911. In that year he sold a half interest in the business and removed to Yakima valley, where he purchased one hundred acres of land two and a half miles south of the Yakima post office. He has since sold forty acres of his land, retaining possession of a sixty-acre tract, on which he is successfully engaged in the raising of hay and grain in connection with his dairy. He has one hundred cows for that purpose. Whatever he has undertaken has been carried forward to successful completion, but at the present time he prefers to concentrate his efforts and attention upon dairying and the raising of hay and cereals best adapted to soil and climatic conditions here. His business affairs are capably and wisely directed and he has become numbered among the men of affluence in his locality. On the 30th of November, 1912, Mr. Huggins was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Gertrude Armstrong, a native of Lewiston, Idaho, and a daughter of James L. Armstrong, who was one of the pioneers of that state. Her father is a well known sheep rancher and business man and also figures prominently in public affairs, serving at the present time as county assessor. To Mr. and Mrs. Huggins have been born four children: Mary Louise, Gladys Eleanor, Margaret and John Douglas. Mr. Huggins belongs to the Masonic fraternity and has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He also has membership with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and he is a loyal adherent of the principles of these societies. His wife is a member of the Christian Science church. In his political views Mr. Huggins maintains an independent course, voting according to the dictates of his judgment without regard to party ties. He is, however, never remiss in the duties of citizenship but has ever supported measures which have had to do with the progress and upbuilding of this section of the country and has at the same time carefully and wisely directed his individual affairs, so that he has become one of the successful men of his community. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.