William Biggs
William Biggs (1804 – 3 October 1881) was a British politician and hosier. He was elected as a councillor for Leicester City Council on 26 December 1835 where he served as Mayor on three occasions in 1842, 1848 and 1859.[1] In 1852 he was elected to Parliament as the member for Newport. He resigned from Parliament on 7 January 1857 through appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
He was President of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1849.[2]
Born in Leicester in 1804, he was the younger brother of John Biggs who was also a politician and hosier. He died in Liverpool on 3 October 1881 at the age of 77.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Roll of Mayors: William Biggs". Leicester City Council. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
- ^ "William Briggs (Biggs) 1849-50". Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society. Leicester University.
External links[]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Biggs
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