Jerry Wiggin
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Sir Alfred William Wiggin, known as Jerry Wiggin, (born 24 February 1937) is a British Conservative Party politician.
Born in Worcestershire, Wiggin was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge and became a farmer in Clevelode, Worcestershire.
Wiggin contested Montgomery in 1964 and 1966. He became Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare in the 1969 by-election after the death of David Webster, serving until he retired at the 1997 general election. Wiggin was a junior Armed Forces minister from 1981 to 1983.
In May 1995, he apologised to the House of Commons for having tabled amendments to a Bill in Standing Committee in the name of fellow MP Sebastian Coe, but without Coe's knowledge or consent.
He is the father of Tom, Audrey and Bill Wiggin, the Conservative MP for Leominster.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
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| Preceded by David Webster |
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare 1969–1997 |
Succeeded by Brian Cotter |
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