William Biggs (1804 – 3 October 1881) was a British politician and

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. He was elected as a councillor for

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on 26 December 1835 where he served as Mayor on three occasions in 1842, 1848 and 1859. In

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he was elected to

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as the

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for Newport. He resigned from Parliament on 7 January 1857 through appointment as

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. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Biggs, William Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 1804 births 1881 deaths UK MPs 1852–1857 Councillors in Leicestershire Mayors of places in Leicestershire