Frank Campbell Biggs
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Frank Campbell Biggs was a United Farmers
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
who represented Wentworth North from 1919 to 1926. He served in the cabinet
for the Ernest Charles Drury
Coalition government
from 1919 to 1923 as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Public Highways.
Biggs was a farmer, the son of Richard L. Biggs (1847-1925) and Ella A. Howell (1885-1932), and was educated in Dundas
, Guelph
and Hamilton
. Biggs served as warden for Wentworth County
and reeve for Beverly Township. He raised cattle and was a director of the Wentworth Agricultural Society. Biggs was said to be the first the county in to use electric milking and cooling machines. As Minister of Highways, he initiated the development of the province's system of paved highways.
His uncle Samuel Clarke Biggs
was a member in the Manitoba legislature.
Biggs left the Legislature in 1926 and died in Redlands, California
in 1942. He is buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, Ontario
with his wife Beulah Howell (1885-1965).
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
who represented Wentworth North from 1919 to 1926. He served in the cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
for the Ernest Charles Drury
Ernest Charles Drury
Ernest Charles Drury was a farmer, politician and writer who served as the eighth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government.-Family:...
Coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
from 1919 to 1923 as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Public Highways.
Biggs was a farmer, the son of Richard L. Biggs (1847-1925) and Ella A. Howell (1885-1932), and was educated in Dundas
Dundas, Ontario
Dundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
, Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
and Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. Biggs served as warden for Wentworth County
Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...
and reeve for Beverly Township. He raised cattle and was a director of the Wentworth Agricultural Society. Biggs was said to be the first the county in to use electric milking and cooling machines. As Minister of Highways, he initiated the development of the province's system of paved highways.
His uncle Samuel Clarke Biggs
Samuel Clarke Biggs
Samuel Clarke Biggs was a Canadian politician in the province of Manitoba.Born in Ancaster, Wentworth County, Canada West, the son of Richard Biggs and Eleanor Wood, Biggs was educated at Victoria College in Cobourg, and the University of Toronto where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872...
was a member in the Manitoba legislature.
Biggs left the Legislature in 1926 and died in Redlands, California
Redlands, California
Redlands is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 68,747, up from 63,591 at the 2000 census. The city is located east of downtown San Bernardino.- History :...
in 1942. He is buried at Mount Zion Cemetery in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...
with his wife Beulah Howell (1885-1965).