Electra Waggoner Biggs

Electra Waggoner Biggs
Born November 8, 1912
Died April 23, 2001 (aged 88)
Resting place
 West Hill Cemetery, Sherman Texas
Occupation Sculptor
Spouse(s) 2, including John Biggs
Children Electra, Helen
Parent(s) E. Paul Waggoner
Helen Waggoner
Relatives Daniel Waggoner (paternal great-grandfather)
William Thomas Waggoner (paternal grandfather)
Harlow H. Curtice (brother-in-law)
Gene Willingham (son-in-law)

Electra Waggoner Biggs (November 8, 1912 – April 23, 2001) was an American socialite and sculptor from Texas.

Biography

Electra Waggoner Biggs was born on November 8, 1912. She was named after her late aunt, Electra Waggoner.[1] Her father, E. Paul Waggoner, was an heir to the Waggoner Ranch in Texas.[2] Her mother was Helen Waggoner, a socialite.[2]

She became a renowned sculptor.[2] Her works include a statue, Riding Into the Sunset, of actor Will Rogers on his horse Soapsuds.[1] A large collection of her works can be found at the Red River Valley Museum in Vernon, Texas.[3]

Riding into the Sunset, Claremore, Oklahoma

She died on April 23, 2001.

Personal life

She married twice.[2] Her second husband, John Biggs, worked for International Paper.[2] They had two daughters, Electra and Helen.[4][2] Her daughter Helen married Gene Willingham, who became a controlling shareholder of the Waggoner Ranch.[2]

Her brother-in-law, Harlow H. Curtice, President of the Buick Division of General Motors, named the Buick Electra after her.[1][2]

Sculptures

Most of the sculptures Biggs created were portraits. They include:[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Waggoners History
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Gary Cartwright, Showdown at Waggoner Ranch, Texas Monthly, January 2004
  3. ↑ Red River Valley Museum: Electra Waggoner Biggs
  4. ↑ "Miss Electra Biggs To Marry in Spring". New York Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  5. ↑ Porter, Roze McCoy, ‘‘Electra II: Electra Waggoner Biggs, Socialite, Sculptor, Ranch Heiress’’, Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, 1995