Walter Bigg (1606 – 5 August 1659) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the
House of Commons
The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of ...
in 1659.
Bigg was the son of Walter Bigg Senior of
Wallingford in
Berkshire
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and
Crowmarsh Gifford
Crowmarsh Gifford, commonly known as Crowmarsh, is a village in the civil parish of Crowmarsh, in the South Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is beside the River Thames opposite the market town of Wallingford, th ...
in
Oxfordshire
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. He lived in the parish of
St Giles in the Fields
St Giles in the Fields is the Anglican parish church of the St Giles district of London. The parish stands within the London Borough of Camden and forms part of the Diocese of London. The church, named for St Giles the Hermit, began as the c ...
and was a citizen of London and a member of the
Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors
The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors is one of the 111 Livery company, livery companies of the City of London.
The Company, originally known as the ''Guild and Fraternity of St John the Baptist in the City of London'', was founded prior t ...
. On 6 September 1653 he was elected alderman of the City of London for
Castle Baynard
Castle Baynard is one of the 25 wards of the City of London, the historic and financial centre of London, England.
Features
The ward covers an irregularly shaped area, sometimes likened to a tuning fork, bounded on the east by the wards of ...
ward. He was
Sheriff of London
Two Sheriffs of the City of London are elected annually by the members of the City livery companies. Today's Sheriffs have only ceremonial duties, but the historical officeholders held important judicial responsibilities. They have attended the ...
in 1654 and Master of the Merchant Taylors for 1654 to 1655. In 1657 he became alderman for
Cripplegate
Cripplegate was a city gate, gate in the London Wall which once enclosed the City of London, England.
The Cripplegate gate lent its name to the Cripplegate Wards of the City of London, ward of the City, which encompasses the area where the gat ...
ward.
In 1659, Bigg was elected
Member of Parliament for
Wallingford in the
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons. It was a bicameral Parliament, with an Upper House having a po ...
.
He was the founder of
Wallingford School
Wallingford School is a comprehensive co-educational secondary school with academy status located in the town of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England. It was founded by Walter Bigg in 1659 in association with the Worshipful Company of Merchant ...
.
His son,
John Bigg, was MP for
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...
in 1689.
References
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1606 births
1659 deaths
English MPs 1659
People from Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Founders of English schools and colleges
People from Holborn
17th-century English merchants
Merchants from London
Politicians from London
17th-century philanthropists