1. Whilst George Wigg's mother was extremely industrious, delivering milk alongside doing all the household work, his father was "indolent, disgruntled and lacking ambition" despite his wife's encouragement.
10 Facts About George Wigg
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George Wigg served in the British Army as a regular soldier for almost all his career up to his election as the Member of Parliament for Dudley in 1945.
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George Wigg served in the Royal Tank Corps from 1919 to 1937 and returned to service in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Army Educational Corps in 1940 and serving until 1946 and reaching the rank of colonel.
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George Wigg was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Emanuel Shinwell during the Attlee government.
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George Wigg played an important part in the aftermath of the failed prosecution of suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams by questioning in Parliament the unusual conduct of the Prosecution led by Attorney-General, Reginald Manningham-Buller.
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In January 1964, George Wigg won a High Court action for libel against Angus Maude, a Conservative member.
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George Wigg was represented in court by Alan Orr QC, and substantial damages were awarded.
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George Wigg was already known for passing on gossip to Harold Wilson.
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George Wigg's responsibilities were many and varied: among them, he was Wilson's link to the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service.
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George Wigg was created a life peer on 27 November 1967 taking the title Baron Wigg, of the Borough of Dudley.