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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | George Briggs |
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New York, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
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May 06, 1805
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| Died | June 01, 1869
(64 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Aug 11, 2015 03:50am |
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| Info | BRIGGS, George, a Representative from New York; born near Broadalbin, Fulton County, N.Y., May 6, 1805; moved to Vermont, in 1812 with his parents, who settled in Bennington; attended the public schools; engaged in business as a dealer in hardware; member of the Vermont house of representatives in 1837; returned to New York, settled in New York City in 1838, and continued in the hardware business; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Thirty-sixth Congress); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1860 and retired; delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866; died at his summer home, “Woodlawn,” at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., June 1, 1869; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, New York City.
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