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George Briggs | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Ward |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Ward |
| Constituency | 7th district |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick A. Tallmadge |
| Succeeded by | William M. Tweed |
| Constituency | 5th district |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromBennington | |
| In office 1837–1838 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Dewey |
| Succeeded by | Samuel H. Blackmer |
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| Born | May 6, 1805 (1805-05-06) Broadalbin, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1869 (1869-07-01) (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery,Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig Republican Constitutional Union |
| Occupation | Hardware dealer |
George Briggs (May 6, 1805 – June 30, 1869) was an American businessman and politician. He served in theVermont House of Representatives from 1837 to 1838, and as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from New York from 1849 to 1853, and 1859 to 1861.
Briggs was born nearBroadalbin, New York, where he lived until 1812, when his family relocated toBennington. He attended the public schools of Broadalbin and Bennington.
Briggs engaged in business as a hardware dealer and was a member of theVermont House of Representatives from 1837 to 1838. He moved toNew York City in 1838, where he continued in the hardware business.
Elected as aWhig to the31st and32nd United States Congresses, Briggs was United States Representative for the fifth district of New York from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852.
Briggs was then elected as aRepublican to the36th United States Congress, and was United States Representative for the seventh district of New York from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861. During the thirty-sixth Congress, he was Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1860 and retired. In 1866 he was a delegate to theNational Union Convention at Philadelphia.
Briggs died at his summer home, "Woodlawn," inSaratoga Springs, New York, on June 30, 1869.[1] He was buried atGreen-Wood Cemetery inBrooklyn, New York.[2][3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 5th congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 7th congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Succeeded by |
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