Richard Biggerstaff Wilson (February 25, 1904 – May 1, 1991) was an entrepreneur and politician in

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, Canada. He served as mayor of

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from 1961 to 1965. The son of William Biggerstaff Wilson and Bertha Matilda Erb, he was born in 1904. He received a

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from

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. Wilson was president of Wilson Motors Ltd. He was an officer in the army reserve during

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. Wilson served as chancellor for the

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from 1967 to 1969. A student residence at the university was named in his honour. He also served as president of the Victoria Community Chest and was vice-president of the board for the

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. Wilson was named to the

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in 1978. He died in 1991, aged 87. His grandfather William Wilson founded the retail clothing store W & J Wilson Ltd. and served in the province's legislative assembly.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Richard B 1904 births 1991 deaths Chancellors by university and college in Canada Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia Members of the Order of Canada 20th-century mayors of places in British Columbia