Peter D. Wigginton

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Peter D. Wigginton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 4th district
In office February 7, 1878 – March 4, 1879
Preceded by	Romualdo Pacheco
Succeeded by	Romualdo Pacheco
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	Sherman Otis Houghton
Succeeded by	Romualdo Pacheco
Personal details
Born	Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (1839-09-06)September 6, 1839 Springfield, Illinois
Died	July 7, 1890(1890-07-07) (aged 50) Oakland, California
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
Political party	Democratic Party (until 1886), American Party (1886–1890)
Profession	lawyer, politician

Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (September 6, 1839 – July 7, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from California during the 1870s.

Biography

Born in Springfield, Illinois, Wigginton moved to Wisconsin with his parents in 1843. He completed preparatory studies and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and practiced. He was editor of the Dodgeville (Wisconsin) Advocate. He moved to Snelling, California, in 1862, and continued the practice of law. He served as district attorney of Merced County 1864–1868.

Congress

Wigginton was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He successfully contested the election of Romualdo Pacheco to the Forty-fifth Congress (February 7, 1878 – March 4, 1879). He settled in San Francisco in 1880 and resumed the practice of law. In 1886, Wigginton founded the American Party, a nativist third party.^[1] He would go on to be nominated by the party as its candidate for Vice President in the 1888 in place of James R. Geer.

Death

He died in Oakland, California, July 7, 1890. He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.

Electoral history

References

• United States Congress. "Peter D. Wigginton (id: W000449)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Higham, John (February 1950). "The American Party, 1886 - 1891". Pacific Historical Review: 39.

External links

• Peter D. Wigginton at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress