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Peter D. Wigginton
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's4th district
In office February 7, 1878 – March 4, 1879
Preceded by	Romualdo Pacheco
Succeeded by	Romualdo Pacheco
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	Sherman Otis Houghton
Succeeded by	Romualdo Pacheco
Personal details
Born	Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (1839-09-06)September 6, 1839 Springfield,Illinois
Died	July 7, 1890(1890-07-07) (aged 50) Oakland, California
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
Political party	Democratic Party (until 1886), American Party (1886–1890)
Profession	lawyer, politician

Peter Dinwiddie Wigginton (September 6, 1839 – July 7, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who served as aU.S. representative fromCalifornia during the 1870s.

Born inSpringfield, Illinois, Wigginton moved toWisconsin with his parents in 1843.He completed preparatory studies and attended theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1859 and started his practice.He was editor of the Dodgeville (Wisconsin) Advocate.He moved toSnelling, California, in 1862, and continued the practice of law.He served as district attorney of Merced County 1864–1868.

Wigginton was elected as aDemocrat to the44th Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). After apparently losing re-election in 1876 toRomualdo Pacheco, Wigginton successfully contested Pacheco's election to the45th Congress and was seated in his place, serving out the term (February 7, 1878 – March 4, 1879). Wigginton did not seek re-nomination.

He settled in San Francisco in 1880 and resumed the practice of law. In 1886, Wigginton founded the American Party, a nativist third party.^[1] He would go on to be nominated by the party as its candidate for Vice President in1888.

He died inOakland, California, July 7, 1890.He was interred in Mountain View Cemetery.

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• Peter D. Wigginton atFind a Grave

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