The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Benjamin T. Biggs

(October 1, 1821 — December 25, 1893) Biggs was a teacher, businessman, and public servant. Benjamin Biggs was born in New Castle County, Delaware and moved to New Jersey to attend school. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853, and later became Governor of Delaware from 1887 to 1891. Biggs was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-First and Forty-Second Congresses from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000457]

Member of Delaware Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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