Researching Harry Wiggins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3230 people with the Wiggins surname? In that year Wiggins was ranked number 1277 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Wiggins on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Wiggins and the Wiggins Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4768 people with the Wiggins surname in the UK? Wiggins is now ranked number 1236 for popularity in the UK. |
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Harry Wiggins
Harry Wiggins (August 1, 1932 – July 31, 2004) was an American politician who served in the Missouri Senate. He served in the U.S. Army between 1957 and 1959. On August 18, 1961, he was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, serving until April 1, 1967.
In 1972, Wiggins served as Missouri state coordinator for George McGovern. He served as Kansas City's first senate majority floor leader from 1980 until 1984. In 2000, the Kansas City Royals gave him the annual award of Mr. Baseball of Kansas City. He died July 31, 2004, of stomach cancer. The lifelong bachelor had lived his entire life in Kansas City.
He was a graduate of Rockhurst College, where he was a member of Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity.
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