James Macaulay Higginson (1805–1885) was Governor of Antigua from 1847 to 1850.
Sir James Macaulay Higginson was 8th Governor of Mauritius from 8 Jan 1851 to 20 Sep 1857.
He was made a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1851 and a Knight Commander in 1857.
Higginson married firstly, Louisa Shakespear, and secondly Olivia Nichola Dobbs at Leamington Spa, on 11 November 1854.