Thomas Henry Wigley

Thomas Henry Wigley (1825–1895) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 13 May 1870 to 11 June 1891, when he was disqualified for absence.

He was a son of Henry Rodolph Wigley (c. 1794–1876), the first magistrate in South Australia, where T. H. Wigley arrived on the Schah aged 13 years. William Wigley (c. 1826–1890) MHA was a brother. After farming on the Murray River, he came to New Zealand in 1860. He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council for some years. He later farmed Opuha Station in Canterbury.

T. H. Wigley married Annie Caroline Lysaght of Wellington on 5 November 1879; this was his second marriage. Their son Rodolph Wigley was the founder of the Mount Cook Group of transport and tourism companies. Sir Henry Wigley was their grandson.

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