| |  Wiggins, Ben
T. See Benjamin Thomas
Wiggins |
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Wiggins, Benjamin F. —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1859, 1863.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiggins, Benjamin Thomas (b.
1920) —
also known as Ben T. Wiggins —
of Toccoa, Stephens
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
19, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Stephens County, 1951-56;
resigned 1956; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1956-; appointed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Wiggins, Bill —
of Burbank, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Burbank, Calif., 1996, 1998, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wiggins, Casey Cyrenius
(1881-1953) —
also known as Casey C. Wiggins —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Antrim Township, Shiawassee
County, Mich., January
26, 1881.
Son of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins.
Democrat. College
professor; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Howell, Livingston
County, Mich., June 27,
1953 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Glenn C. Wiggins and Emma (Handy) Wiggins; married, July 17,
1907, to Clara B. Dorrance (died 1940); married, June 20,
1942, to Annette Gilbert. |
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Wiggins, Charles Edward
(1927-2000) —
also known as Charles E. Wiggins —
of El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in El Monte, Los Angeles
County, Calif., December
3, 1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of
El Monte, Calif., 1964-66; U.S.
Representative from California, 1967-79 (25th District 1967-75,
39th District 1975-79); Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1984-96.
Member, Lions; American Bar
Association.
Died, of complications from diabetes
and heart
disease, at Sunrise Hospital
and Medical Center, Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev., March 2,
2000 (age 72 years, 90
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Wiggins, Charlotte —
of Longmont, Boulder
County, Colo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Wiggins, Darryl —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of
Columbia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wiggins, Don, Jr. —
of Kentucky.
Consumers Lobby candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1983.
Still living as of 1983.
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Wiggins, Donald Cecil,
Jr. —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1983.
Still living as of 1983.
|
| | Wiggins, Ed
See W. Ed Wiggins |
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Wiggins, Edgar W. (d.
1930) —
of Plant City, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Plant City, Fla., 1929.
Died August
30, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiggins, Gerald N. —
of Michigan.
American Independent candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Wiggins, Grace —
of Fresno, Fresno
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wiggins, Henry W. —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wiggins, J.
Russell See James Russell
Wiggins |
| |
Wiggins, James A. —
of Marion
County, Fla.
Delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiggins, James L. —
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1994-96.
Still living as of 1996.
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Wiggins, James Russell
(1903-2000) —
also known as J. Russell Wiggins —
Born in Luverne, Rock
County, Minn., December
4, 1903.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative to United Nations, 1968-69.
Member, Freemasons.
Managing editor of the Washington Post newspaper,
1947-66.
Died in Brooklin, Hancock
County, Maine, November
19, 2000 (age 96 years, 351
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Sedgwick, Maine.
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Wiggins, Jim —
of Georgia.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Wiggins, John E. —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Mayor
of Valparaiso, Ind., 1952-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wiggins, John S. —
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wiggins, Leila —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| | Wiggins, Lu
See Lucille Wiggins |
| |
Wiggins, Lucille —
also known as Lu Wiggins —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Natural Law candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1994 (2nd District), 1998 (3rd
District).
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Wiggins, M. W. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1908,
1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiggins, Marionette —
of Martinsville,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Wiggins, Michael C. —
also known as Mike Wiggins —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 2009-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | Wiggins,
Mike See Michael C.
Wiggins |
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Wiggins, Milan D.
(1847-1914) —
of Van
Buren County, Mich.
Born in 1847.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Van Buren County 2nd
District, 1889-92; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1911-14.
Died in 1914
(age about
67 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wiggins, Raymond J. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Wiggins, Russell —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1940
(alternate); delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Wiggins,
Russell See James Russell
Wiggins |
| |
Wiggins, Shirley M. —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Wiggins, W. Ed —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Pascagoula, Miss., 1954-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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Wiggins, William B. —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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