Background
Wigoder was born in Manchester and studied at Manchester Grammar School, then read modern history at Oriel College, Oxford.
politician Member of the House of Lords
Wigoder was born in Manchester and studied at Manchester Grammar School, then read modern history at Oriel College, Oxford.
Manchester Grammar School. Oriel College.
During World World War II, he served in the Royal Artillery. At the end of the war, he stood for the Liberal Party in Bournemouth at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, taking second place, then stood again at the Bournemouth by-election, later in the year, falling to third. He then returned to Oxford, where he served as President of the Oxford Union, before joining Gray"s Inn.
Wigoder appeared in a number of high-profile trials, including Willcock v Muckle, concerning identity cards, the prosecution of Anthony Reuter, the defence of George Wigg from a charge of kerb crawling, Francis Bacon from a charge of possessing cannabis, Jonathan Aitken from accusations of leaking classified information, and the Earl of Snowdon from a charge of dangerous driving.
From 1972 until 1984, Wigoder served as Recorder of the Crown Court.
Wigoder remained prominent in Liberal politics, standing in Westbury in 1959 and 1964, without success. He was the Chairman of the Liberal Party in 1963, and on 16 May 1974 was created a life peer taking the title Baron Wigoder, of Cheetham in the City of Manchester, serving as the Liberal Chief Whip in the Lords from 1977 until 1984, then as party spokesperson on Home Affairs and the Health Service.