John Pigdon


John Pigdon was mayor of Melbourne from 1881–82.
Pigdon was born in Longhorsley, Northumberland, England, and migrated to Australia in 1852, where he became a building contractor and businessman. He served on the Melbourne City Council from 1869 until 1903. Pigdon died in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1903, aged 71.