Statue of John Biggs, Welford Place, Leicester
This statue of John Biggs was unveiled on the 15 April 1873. It is by the sculptor, George Anderson Lawson. John Biggs (1801-1871) was a radical politician, hosiery manufacturer and philanthropist, and a Nonconformist. He was Mayor of the City in 1840, 1847 and 1855, and represented Leicester as a Liberal MP between 1856-1862.
