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Wigman, John H. M

lawyer, was born Aug. 15, 1835, in Amsterdam, Holland. He was admitted to the bar in 1864, and for twentyseven years was a member of the firm of Hudd and Wigman; but in 1885 Mr.

Hudd was elected to congress, and since that time Mr.

Wigman has carried on the law business alone until 1889, when he took in his son-in-law, Mr. P.

H. Martin. He has been the attorney in many of the leading cases in the courts of Wisconsin; was district attorney of Outagamie county, during 1864-70; mayor of Green Bay in 1882-83; United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin during 1893-97.

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