Charles E. Wiggins

A Representative from California. Born in El Monte, Los Angeles County, Calif. , December 3, 1927. Attended the public schools in El Monte, Calif. B. S. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1953. LL. B. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Calif. , 1956. United States Army,1945-1948 and 1950-1952. Lawyer, private practice. Member, El Monte Planning Commission, El Monte, Calif. , 1954-1960. Councilman, El Monte, Calif. , 1960-1964. Mayor of El Monte, Calif. , 1964-1966. Elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1979). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978. Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, October 11, 1984-March 2, 2000. Died on March 2, 2000, in Las Vegas, Nev. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Va.