Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949

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Bigler, William

Bigler, William, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Shiremanstown, Cumberland County, Pa., on January 1, 1814; attended the public schools; in 1829 was apprenticed to the printing trade; moved to Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pa., in 1833 and established the Clearfield Democrat; engaged in the lumber business in 1836; member of the State senate 1841-1847, twice serving as speaker; elected Governor in 1851; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1855, caused by failure of the legislature to elect and served from January 14, 1856; to March 3, 1861; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Chicago in 1864, to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866, and to the Democratic National Convention at New York in 1868; member of the constitutional convention of Pennsylvania; member of the board of finance of the Centennial Exposition in 1876; president of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad; died in Clearfield, Pa., August 9, 1880; interment in Hillcrest Cemetery.

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Chicago: U.S. Congress, "Bigler, William," Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949 in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.849 Original Sources, accessed December 3, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=116SAVS2CAYQLXD.

MLA: U.S. Congress. "Bigler, William." Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, in U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.849, Original Sources. 3 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=116SAVS2CAYQLXD.

Harvard: U.S. Congress, 'Bigler, William' in Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. cited in , U.S. Congress, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–1949 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), P.849. Original Sources, retrieved 3 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=116SAVS2CAYQLXD.