Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet


Sir Frederick Wigan, 1st Baronet, J.P., D.L of Clare Lawn in Mortlake, Surrey and of Purland Chase in Ross, Herefordshire, was a merchant based at Southwark, in Surrey, near the south end of London Bridge.
He was born in East Malling, the son of a hop merchant. He was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey in 1894, and knighted that year. In 1898 be became a baronet. He was the first Treasurer of Southwark Cathedral. The Hop Exchange at No. 24 Southwark Street served as the centre for hop trading for the brewing industry. His mural monument with sculpted bust survives in Southwark Cathedral.

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