Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet, J.P., D.L (4 October 1827 – 2 March 1907) [3] of Clare Lawn in Mortlake, Surrey and of Purland Chase in Ross, Herefordshire, was a hops merchant based at Southwark, in Surrey, near the south end of London Bridge. He was also a director of the North London Railway [3] and had business interests in several water supply companies [4] and in the brewers Samuel Allsopp & Sons [5] Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton [6] and Worthington and Co. [7] He was also a collector of orchids. [8]
Wigan was born in East Malling, Kent, the son of a hop merchant. He married Mary Harriet Blunt at Mortlake in April 1857 [9] and the couple had ten children. [3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey in 1894 [10] and knighted that year. [11] In 1898, he was made a baronet. [12]
Wigan became a member of the St Saviour's Collegiate Church restoration committee 1890, which oversaw the rebuilding of the nave by the architect, Arthur Blomfield. [13] He donated two carved oak screens, designed by Blomfield, [14] as well as two windows by Charles Eamer Kempe to the church. [15] In 1905, the building became Southwark Cathedral and Wigan was appointed Treasurer of the chapter. [3] The year after his death, a sculpted bust was installed in the south transept. [16] A chalice and paten were presented to the cathedral in Wigan's memory by his niece in 1910. [17]
Sir Frederick was succeeded as baronet by his son, Frederick William Wigan, who died at his home, Windlesham Court, on 6 April 1907, just over a month later. [18]
Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet, J.P., D.L (4 October 1827 – 2 March 1907) [3] of Clare Lawn in Mortlake, Surrey and of Purland Chase in Ross, Herefordshire, was a hops merchant based at Southwark, in Surrey, near the south end of London Bridge. He was also a director of the North London Railway [3] and had business interests in several water supply companies [4] and in the brewers Samuel Allsopp & Sons [5] Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton [6] and Worthington and Co. [7] He was also a collector of orchids. [8]
Wigan was born in East Malling, Kent, the son of a hop merchant. He married Mary Harriet Blunt at Mortlake in April 1857 [9] and the couple had ten children. [3] He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey in 1894 [10] and knighted that year. [11] In 1898, he was made a baronet. [12]
Wigan became a member of the St Saviour's Collegiate Church restoration committee 1890, which oversaw the rebuilding of the nave by the architect, Arthur Blomfield. [13] He donated two carved oak screens, designed by Blomfield, [14] as well as two windows by Charles Eamer Kempe to the church. [15] In 1905, the building became Southwark Cathedral and Wigan was appointed Treasurer of the chapter. [3] The year after his death, a sculpted bust was installed in the south transept. [16] A chalice and paten were presented to the cathedral in Wigan's memory by his niece in 1910. [17]
Sir Frederick was succeeded as baronet by his son, Frederick William Wigan, who died at his home, Windlesham Court, on 6 April 1907, just over a month later. [18]