Margaret Elleanor Biggar was born 4 Oct 1906 in Detroit, daughter of M. Adelaide and Arthur F. Biggar. Biggar became interested in silverwork in Fairhope, Alabama where she attended high school for her senior year. She stayed and attended a second year, and not wanting to attend college, returned home to Detroit, where she graduated from the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts school. From 1929-1931, Biggar assisted renowned English metalsmith, Arthur Nevill Kirk, at the Cranbrook Academy of Art as a paid apprentice, making $.30/hour in 1930 working primarily as the polisher. She returned to Fairhope, Alabama in 1931. There, she taught metals at the Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education until Jun 1938 and formed a lasting relationship with fellow teacher, Eloise Hooker.

In Jul 1939, Biggar and Hooker moved into a home on Magnolia Avenue where they set up their first “metalcraft” studio in which they taught classes in working silver, copper and brass. Their classes and studio were successful, and works were shown in local exhibitions. The studio became a part of local crafts tours in Fairhope, and people came from around the country to take classes and tours. Margaret Biggar resided in Fairhope for 35 years before returning to Michigan where she died 12 May 1992 in Boyne City. She was buried there in Maple Lawn Cemetery.