Biography

02/13/1823 - 10/17/1898


BIGGER, James, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, February 13, 1823 in County Tyrone, Ireland; wheelwright and carriage builder; clerk, United States Post Office, Philadelphia (1864-1865); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1877 and 1878 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1879 term; died, October 17, 1898 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.


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