John Higley Case (April 15, 1832 – March 3, 1890) was an American politician.
Case was born in Torrington, Connecticut, April 15, 1832, and entered Yale College from Granby, Connecticut, whither his father, Dr. Jarrus Case, removed in his infancy. For a year after graduation in 1855 he was at home, engaged in agriculture and the study of law. In September, 1856, he entered the Yale Law School, where he studied for a year. In 1858 he established himself in the practice of law in Faribault, Minnesota, where he was successful in his profession. He was elected District Attorney in 1864 for a term of two years; and in 1870 was chosen Minnesota State Senator. He died in Faribault, March 3, 1890, in his 58th year. He married December 1, 1875, Anna Buike, of Faribault, who survived him without children.
This article incorporates public domain material from the 1890 Yale Obituary Record.