William Rodolph Wigley (c. 1826 – 6 May 1890) was a lawyer and politician in the British colony of South Australia.
William left England some ten years after his father, arriving aboard the John Bartlett July 1847, trained for the legal profession, worked with J. H. Richman (c. 1789–1864) of Richman & Wigley,[1] Clark's buildings, Hindley Street, and was articled in 1851 to Hardy & James, and on being admitted to the bar worked for Matthew Smith [2] then W. C. Belt[3] and L. M. Cullen[4] as Belt, Cullen & Wigley.
He served as councillor (1867–1872, 1875–1881, 1883–1884, 1886–1888), including two stints as mayor (1870, 1875–1878), and was noted for advocating public parks in the district.
He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Albert and sat from July 1875 to March 1878.
He died of pneumonia at his home after a few weeks' illness, though he had been suffering poor health for some years.