John Biggs | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Alderman_John_Biggs_(1801-1871).jpg) Biggs as painted by an unknown artist | |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester | |
| In office 18 June 1856 – 17 February 1862 Serving with William Unwin Heygate (1861–1862) Joseph William Noble (1859–1861) John Dove Harris (1857–1859) Joshua Walmsley (1856–1857) | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Walmsley Richard Gardner |
| Succeeded by | William Unwin Heygate Peter Alfred Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1801 Leicester |
| Died | 4 June 1871 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Radical |
| Parent(s) | John Biggs Elizabeth Heggs |
John Biggs (11 April 1801 – 4 June 1871)[1][2] was a British hosier and Liberal and Radical politician.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "Roll of Mayors: John Biggs". Leicester City Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 2)
- ^ Newitt, Ned. "John Biggs". The Who's Who of Radical Leicester. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Art and sculpture". Friends of New Walk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Moore, James R. (2017). "Leicester Liberalism: An Uneasy Alliance". The Transformation of Urban Liberalism: Party Politics and Urban Governance in Late Nineteenth-Century England. Routledge. p. 89. ISBN 9781351126038. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Leicester Election". Nairnshire Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Northern Counties. 25 June 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Evans, R. H. (29 May 2014) [2004]. "Biggs, John (1801–1871), hosier and political reformer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58341. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)