Sir Henry Samuel Wiggin, 1st Baronet (14 February 1824 – 12 November 1905) was a metals manufacturer and Liberal (and later Liberal Unionist Party) politician.
Wiggin was born at Cheadle, Staffordshire, the son of William Wiggin of Cheadle. He owned a nickel and cobalt refining and manufacturing business. In 1870 he took over Evans and Hoskin which became Henry Wiggin & Co.manufacturers of speciality metal products[1] He was also a Director of the Midland Railway, the South Staffordshire Water Works Co., the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, and Muntz's Metal Co. He was a governor of King Edward's School, Birmingham, J.P. for Worcestershire and Birmingham, and Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire.[2]
In 1880 Wiggin was elected Member of Parliament for East Staffordshire and held the seat until the reorganisation of 1885. He was then elected MP for Handsworth and held the seat until 1892. Wiggin became a baronet on 17 June 1892.
Wiggin died at the age of 81.
Wiggin married Mary Elizabeth Malins 11 June 1851, and lived at Metchley Grange, Harborne, Birmingham. His son Henry Arthur Wiggin succeeded to the baronetcy.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Bass and Samuel Allsopp |
Member of Parliament for East Staffordshire 1880 – 1885 With: Michael Bass |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Handsworth 1885 – 1892 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson |