Unknown County IL Archives Biographies.....Bigler, John  1804 - 1871
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Author: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary

BIGLER, John, governor of California, was born in Cumberland county, Pa., Jan. 
8, 1804. He was of German descent. He entered the printing business at an 
early age, and edited for some time the Centre Democrat at Bellefonte, Pa. He 
devoted his spare time to reading law, and was admitted to the bar. From 1846 
to 1849 he practised as a lawyer in Illinois, removing in the latter year to 
California. In 1852 he was elected governor of that state, was re-elected in 
1853 for a term of two years, and was nominated in 1856 for a third term, but 
was defeated. He died Nov. 13, 1871.

Additional Comments:
Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans.
Vol. I-X. Rossiter Johnson, editor. Boston MA: The Biographical Society. 1904.

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