Harry Wiggins Explained

Harry Wiggins
State Senate:Missouri
District:10th
Term Start:1975
Term End:2003
Birth Date:August 1, 1932
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri
Death Place:Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality:American
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:Rockhurst College
Saint Louis University
Occupation:Politician, lawyer

Harry Wiggins (August 1, 1932 – July 31, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Missouri Senate. He served in the U.S. Army between 1957 and 1959. On August 18, 1961, he was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, serving until April 1, 1967.[1]

In 1972, Wiggins served as Missouri state coordinator for George McGovern. He served as Kansas City's first senate majority floor leader from 1980 until 1984. In 2000, the Kansas City Royals gave him the annual award of Mr. Baseball of Kansas City. He died July 31, 2004, of stomach cancer. The lifelong bachelor had lived his entire life in Kansas City.[2]

He was a graduate of Rockhurst College, where he was a member of Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity.

References

  1. Book: James C. Kirkpatrick . Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976 . Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. . Jefferson City, Missouri . 92.
  2. Web site: Harry Wiggins obituary . 2014-09-28.