William Bigler was governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, and later a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party. Bigler was born in rural Pennsylvania and received little formal education; he studied informally under his elder brother John Bigler (later governor of California), publisher of the Centre County Democrat newspaper. Bigler founded his own political newspaper, the Clearfield Democrat, in 1833, and later became wealthy in the lumber business.

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  • William Bigler was governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, and later a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party. Bigler was born in rural Pennsylvania and received little formal education; he studied informally under his elder brother John Bigler (later governor of California), publisher of the Centre County Democrat newspaper. Bigler founded his own political newspaper, the Clearfield Democrat, in 1833, and later became wealthy in the lumber business. In the 1840s he served in the Pennsylvania senate, and he defeated incumbent governor William F. Johnston for the governor's seat in 1851. Although Bigler opposed slavery in principle, he supported the federal government's Fugitive Slave Act and the pro-slavery Kansas-Nebraska Act. He was defeated for a second term by James Pollock, the candidate of the newly formed Republican Party. Following his term as governor, he served in the United States Senate from 1856 to 1861. Bigler Hall on the University Park campus of Penn State is named after William Bigler.
  • William Bigler war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1852 bis 1855 der 12. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Pennsylvania, den er zudem im US-Senat vertrat.
  • William Bigler, född 11 januari 1814 i Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, död 9 augusti 1880 i Clearfield, Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var guvernör i Pennsylvania 1852-1855 och ledamot av från Pennsylvania 1856-1861. Äldre brodern John Bigler var guvernör i Kalifornien samtidigt som William Bigler var guvernör i Pennsylvania. Bigler grundade 1833 tidningen Clearfield Democrat. I 1851 års guvernörsval i Pennsylvania besegrade han whig-partiets kandidat, den sittande guvernören William F. Johnston. Biglers grav finns på Hillcrest Cemetery i Clearfield.
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  • William Bigler was governor of Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, and later a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party. Bigler was born in rural Pennsylvania and received little formal education; he studied informally under his elder brother John Bigler (later governor of California), publisher of the Centre County Democrat newspaper. Bigler founded his own political newspaper, the Clearfield Democrat, in 1833, and later became wealthy in the lumber business.
  • William Bigler war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1852 bis 1855 der 12. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Pennsylvania, den er zudem im US-Senat vertrat.
  • William Bigler, född 11 januari 1814 i Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, död 9 augusti 1880 i Clearfield, Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker. Han var guvernör i Pennsylvania 1852-1855 och ledamot av från Pennsylvania 1856-1861. Äldre brodern John Bigler var guvernör i Kalifornien samtidigt som William Bigler var guvernör i Pennsylvania. Bigler grundade 1833 tidningen Clearfield Democrat.
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