William Hodgins Biggar (September 19, 1852 – July 7, 1922) was an Ontario business lawyer and political figure. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Hastings West from 1890 to 1898 and was on the parliamentary committee overseeing the construction of the Legislative Assembly building for Ontario. Born in Carrying Place, Canada West, in 1852, Biggar was the son of James Lyons Biggar and the nephew of Thomas Hodgins and John George Hodgins. He was educated in Trenton and at Upper Canada College. In 1893, he married Marie Louise Ballou, whose father was a partner at Tiffany & Co. in New York. Initially a merchant, Biggar later studied law, was called to the bar in 1880, and became a partner of John Bell, legal counsel for the Grand Trunk Railway. After Bell’s retirement, Biggar took over as legal counsel and later became vice president of the Grand Trunk Railway system. He also served as an officer in the Toronto volunteer militia, the Queen's Own Rifles, and was the mayor of Belleville in 1887. Additionally, Biggar was legal counsel for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The town of Biggar, Saskatchewan, is named in his honor.

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