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{{Short description|American politician (1827–1905)}}
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'''James Frankland Briggs''' (October 23, 1827 – January 21, 1905) was an American politician and a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New Hampshire]].


==Early life==
'''James Frankland Briggs''' (October 23, 1827 – January 21, 1905) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New Hampshire]], father of [[Frank Obadiah Briggs]].
Briggs was born to John and Nancy (Frankland) Briggs, on October 23, 1827 in [[Bury, Lancashire]], [[England]]. He immigrated to the United States in 1829 with his parents, who had been factory workers in England. The family settled in [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]] (now [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]]), New Hampshire,<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg86">{{Citation |last=Browne|first= George Waldo | title =The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy.| page = 86| publisher=Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire| location =Hillsborough, New Hampshire|year =1922}}</ref> and attended the common schools and [[Newbury Academy]].


In 1848 Briggs began the study of law in the office of William O. Thompson of [[Plymouth, New Hampshire]]. Because his father was dying, Briggs returned home, staying for a year, he continued to study law while at home. Later Briggs went to work for Hon, Joseph Barrows of [[Holderness, New Hampshire]], continuing to study law with Judge Joseph Burrows of Holderness.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87">{{Citation |last=Browne|first= George Waldo | title =The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy.| page = 87| publisher=Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire| location =Hillsborough, New Hampshire|year =1922}}</ref>
==Biography==
Briggs was born to John and Nancy (Frankland) Briggs, on October 23, 1827 in [[Bury]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. Briggs immigrated to the United States in 1829 with his parents, who were factory workers in England. The family settled in [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]] (now [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]]), New Hampshire.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg86">{{Citation |last=Browne|first= George Waldo | title =The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy.| page = 86.| publisher=Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire| location =Hillsborough, New Hampshire|year =1922}}</ref> He attended the common schools and [[Newbury Academy]].


==Education==
==Career==
Briggs was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1851, practicing in [[Hillsborough, New Hampshire]], until 1871. He moved to [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]].
In 1848 Briggs began the study of law in the office of William O. Thompson of [[Plymouth, New Hampshire]]. Because his father was dieing, Briggs returned home, staying for a year, he continued to study law while at home. Later Briggs went to work for Hon, Joseph Barrows of [[Holderness, New Hampshire]],continuing to study law with Judge Joseph Burrows of Holderness.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87">{{Citation |last=Browne|first= George Waldo | title =The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy.| page = 87.| publisher=Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire| location =Hillsborough, New Hampshire|year =1922}}</ref> Briggs was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1851, practicing in [[Hillsborough, New Hampshire]], until 1871.


At the out break of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Briggs enlisted in the Eleventh Eleventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/> serving as a Major. He was appointed as quartermaster on the staff of Colonel Walter Harriman. After the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]], Briggs resigned but was reappointed and mustered just a month later. he fought In the [[Siege of Vicksburg]] and was officially discharged in August 1863.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=nhhistory.org James F. Briggs |url=https://www.nhhistory.org/NHHS/files/dc/dc34076f-585a-4870-9fd6-317e0214c23e.pdf}}</ref>
He moved to [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and


Briggs served as member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] 1856-1858 and in 1874. Briggs served in the [[New Hampshire Senate]] in 1876.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/>
==Civil War service==
At the out break of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] Briggs enlisted in the Eleventh Eleventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/> serving as a Major. Briggs was appointed as quartermaster on the staff of Colonel Walter Harriman.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/>


Elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]], [[46th United States Congress|Forty-sixth]], and [[47th United States Congress|Forty-seventh]] Congresses, Briggs served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the [[United States Department of War|Department of War]] (Forty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882 and resumed the practice of law.
Briggs served as member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] 1856-1858 and in 1874. Briggs served in the [[New Hampshire Senate]] in 1876.<ref name="Hist of HillNHpg87"/>


Briggs was again a member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] in 1883, 1891, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1889. For the last twelve years of life, he gradually lightened his law practice and entered more into being director and legal advisor to manufacturing and financial institutions.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire|title=Proceedings, Volume 2|year=1909|publisher=Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire, 1909 - Law|pages=201–204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V28dAQAAMAAJ&q=James+Frankland+Briggs&pg=PA201|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref>
Briggs was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]], [[46th United States Congress|Forty-sixth]], and [[47th United States Congress|Forty-seventh]] Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the [[United States Department of War|Department of War]] (Forty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882 and resumed the practice of law.


==Death==
He was again a member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] in 1883, 1891, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1889. He died in [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], January 21, 1905, and was interred in Green Grove Cemetery, [[Ashland, New Hampshire]].
Briggs died in [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]], [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough]], [[New Hampshire]], on January 21, 1905 (age 77 years, 90 days). He is [[burial|interred]] in Green Grove Cemetery, [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]], [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]].

==Family life==
Briggs married Roxanna Smith and they had one son, [[Frank Obadiah Briggs]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Browne|first1=George Waldo|title=The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921, Volume 1|year=1922|publisher=John B. Clarke Company, printers, 1922 - Hillsborough (N.H. : Town)|pages=86–87|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iH0UAAAAYAAJ&q=James+Frankland+Briggs&pg=PA86|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:35, 30 September 2024

James Briggs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded bySamuel Newell Bell
Succeeded byOssian Ray
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1897–1899
Preceded byStephen S. Jewett
Succeeded byFrank Dunklee Currier
Personal details
Born(1827-10-23)October 23, 1827
Bury, England, UK
DiedJanuary 21, 1905(1905-01-21) (aged 77)
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenFrank
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Union Army
Rank Major
Commands11th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
Battles/warsCivil War

James Frankland Briggs (October 23, 1827 – January 21, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

Early life

Briggs was born to John and Nancy (Frankland) Briggs, on October 23, 1827 in Bury, Lancashire, England. He immigrated to the United States in 1829 with his parents, who had been factory workers in England. The family settled in Holderness (now Ashland), New Hampshire,[1] and attended the common schools and Newbury Academy.

In 1848 Briggs began the study of law in the office of William O. Thompson of Plymouth, New Hampshire. Because his father was dying, Briggs returned home, staying for a year, he continued to study law while at home. Later Briggs went to work for Hon, Joseph Barrows of Holderness, New Hampshire, continuing to study law with Judge Joseph Burrows of Holderness.[2]

Career

Briggs was admitted to the bar in 1851, practicing in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, until 1871. He moved to Manchester.

At the out break of the Civil War Briggs enlisted in the Eleventh Eleventh Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry[2] serving as a Major. He was appointed as quartermaster on the staff of Colonel Walter Harriman. After the Battle of Fredericksburg, Briggs resigned but was reappointed and mustered just a month later. he fought In the Siege of Vicksburg and was officially discharged in August 1863.[2][3]

Briggs served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1856-1858 and in 1874. Briggs served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1876.[2]

Elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses, Briggs served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Forty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882 and resumed the practice of law.

Briggs was again a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1883, 1891, and 1897, serving as speaker in 1897. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1889. For the last twelve years of life, he gradually lightened his law practice and entered more into being director and legal advisor to manufacturing and financial institutions.[4]

Death

Briggs died in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on January 21, 1905 (age 77 years, 90 days). He is interred in Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Family life

Briggs married Roxanna Smith and they had one son, Frank Obadiah Briggs.[5]

References

  1. ^ Browne, George Waldo (1922), The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy., Hillsborough, New Hampshire: Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, p. 86
  2. ^ a b c d Browne, George Waldo (1922), The History of Hillsborough New Hampshire 1735-1921, Volume Two Biography and Genealogy., Hillsborough, New Hampshire: Town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, p. 87
  3. ^ "nhhistory.org James F. Briggs" (PDF).
  4. ^ Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire (1909). Proceedings, Volume 2. Bar Association of the State of New Hampshire, 1909 - Law. pp. 201–204. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ^ Browne, George Waldo (1922). The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921, Volume 1. John B. Clarke Company, printers, 1922 - Hillsborough (N.H. : Town). pp. 86–87. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
1897–1899 		Succeeded by
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