Peter D. Wigginton

Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (September 6, 1839 – July 7, 1890) was a U.S. Representative from California.

Peter D. Wigginton

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.

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

References
  1. Higham, John (February 1950). "The American Party, 1886 - 1891". Pacific Historical Review: 39.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Sherman O. Houghton		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th congressional district
1875–1877		 Succeeded by
Romualdo Pacheco
Preceded by
Romualdo Pacheco		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 4th congressional district
1878–1879		 Succeeded by
Romualdo Pacheco

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