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. 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.
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.
References
- ^ "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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| Preceded byCharles Wykeham Martin William Plowden |
Member of Parliament for Newport, Hants 1852–1857 With: William Massey |
Succeeded byWilliam Massey Robert Kennard |