John Walter Scott Biggar Explained

John Walter Scott Biggar
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1886
Term End1:1890
Predecessor1:John Gillies
Successor1:John George
Constituency1:Bruce North
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:21 March 1843
Birth Place:Woolwich, England
Death Place:Saugeen, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

John Walter Scott Biggar (March 21, 1843 – July 3, 1897) was an Ontario, Canada farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1886 to 1890.

He was born in Woolwich, England, in 1843; his father and mother were born in Scotland. He was educated in the Netherlands and London and later came to Saugeen Township, Canada West with his family in 1859. In 1873, he married Margaret Geddes. He served in the militia, travelling with Colonel Wolsely's Red River expedition in 1870, and later became lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He died in 1897.[1]

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  1. Web site: John W.S. Biggar . Family Search.org.