WIGLEY, THOMAS HENRY (1825-95) was born in England, the son of Henry Rudolph Wigley (1794-1876), afterwards a magistrate in South Australia. Educated at Christ's Hospital, he accompanied his parents to South Australia (1838), completed his primary education, gained experience on sheep stations and took up land on the Murray. In 1860 he came to Nelson and took up Balmoral station (Amuri). He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council for Amuri (1867-69). For 20 years he was associated with Studholme and Banks in Kakahu and Opuha Gorge stations. When the partnership was dissolved (1892) he took the latter property. In 1870 Wigley was called to the Legislative Council, of which he was a member until 1891. He married first (1862), a sister of W. S. Moorhouse, and second (1879) a daughter of James Lysaght (Hawera). He died on 17 Jun 1895.

Nelson P.C. Proc.; Loyau; Acland; The Press and Lyttelton Times, 19 Jun 1895.

Reference: Volume 2, page 256

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