John Bigler

3rd Governor of California
Political Party 	Democratic
Term 	January 8, 1852 - January 9, 1856  (47-51)
Lieutenant Governor	Samuel Purdy
Predecessor 	John McDougall
Successor 	J. Neely Johnson
Full Name 	John Bigler
Birth 	
January 8, 1805
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Father 	Jacob Bigler  (1774-1827)
Mother 	Susan Dock  (1783-1854)
Brothers 	
Jacob Gray Bigler  (1808-1854)
William Bigler  (1814-1880)
George Washington Bigler  (1820-1877)
Samuel Bigler  (1824-1827)
Sisters 	
Fannie Bigler Kitch  (1807-1895)
Mary Bigler Kitch  (1809-1863)
Catherine Bigler Mitchell  (1811-1864)
Susanna Bigler Cleary  (1816-1880)
Caroline Bigler Rose  (1819-1899)
Emelia Bigler  (1823-1850)
Margaret Bigler Livermore  (1826-1850)
Occupation	
Editor of the State Capitol Reporter  (1868-1871)
Railroad Commissioner of the Central Pacific Railroad  (1867-1868)
9th U.S. Ambassador to Chile  (1857-1861)
2nd Speaker of the California State Assembly  (1850-1851)
Lawyer
Editor
Death 	
November 29, 1871
Sacramento, California
(66 years)
Marriages
Elizabeth Graham  (1805-1873)	
Married 1838
(33 years)
Children
Victoria Bigler Cummings 
(m.1871 Alexander Cummings)	
Born 1841
Died 1873
(32 years)