Casgliadau Arlein

Portrait of David Higgins, Wrexham Sergeant-at-Mace, 1857-95, wearing a gold braided tail coat, white knee breeches, stockings and buckled shoes. Holds cocked hat in left hand and mace in the right hand.

David Higgins was Wrexham’s Sergeant-at-Mace and Inspector of Nuisances and Common Lodging Houses, 1857--95. The post was created as a response to poor standards of housing and sanitation in the town.