Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth | |
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| 6th United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office December 15, 1958 – October 19, 1960 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Livingston T. Merchant |
| Succeeded by | Livingston T. Merchant |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office November 6, 1928 – November 13, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Louis A. Frothingham |
| Succeeded by | James A. Burke |
| Constituency | 14th district (1928–33) 13th district (1933–58) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1891 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1960(1960-10-22) (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Harvard Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Seventy-sixth Division |
| Commands | First Battalion, Three Hundred and Third Field Artillery, Seventy-sixth Division |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Richard Bowditch "Dick" Wigglesworth (April 25, 1891 – October 22, 1960) was anAmerican football player and coach andUnited States Representative fromMassachusetts. He was born inBoston. He graduated fromMilton Academy in 1908.
He attendedHarvard University, where he was the starting quarterback for theHarvard Crimson football team from 1909 to 1911.
Wigglesworth graduated from Harvard in 1912, and fromHarvard Law School in 1916. He also served as a graduate coach of the Harvard football team starting in 1912.[1] He was assistant private secretary to the Governor General of thePhilippine Islands. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston.
DuringWorld War I he served overseas as captain, Battery E, and as commanding officer, First Battalion, Three Hundred and Third Field Artillery, Seventy-sixth Division, 1917–1919. He served as legal adviser to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of foreign loans and railway payments, and secretary of the World War Debt Commission 1922–1924. He was assistant to theAgent General for Reparation Payments,Berlin, Germany 1924–1927. He was general counsel and Paris representative for organizations created under the Dawes plan in 1927 and 1928.
Wigglesworth was elected as aRepublican to theSeventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofLouis A. Frothingham. He was reelected to theSeventy-first and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses and served from November 6, 1928, until his resignation November 13, 1958. Wigglesworth voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1957.[2] He served asUnited States Ambassador to Canada from December 15, 1958, until his death in Boston on October 22, 1960.[3] His interment was inArlington National Cemetery.
Wigglesworth married Florence Joyes Booth in 1931, and they had three daughters, Ann, Mary and Jane.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 14th congressional district November 6, 1928 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 13th congressional district March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1958 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Canada January 28, 1959 – October 22, 1960 | Succeeded by |
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