Clay Stone Briggs | |
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 Briggs in 1921 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – April 29, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander W. Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Clark W. Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clay Stone Bridges (1876-01-08)January 8, 1876 |
| Died | April 29, 1933(1933-04-29) (aged 57) |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery inSyracuse,New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Clay Stone Briggs (January 8, 1876 – April 29, 1933) was aDemocratic member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1919 through his death in 1933.
Briggs was born inGalveston, Texas, on January 8, 1876. While a child, he went to both public and private schools. He attendedUniversity of Texas at Austin (where he was a member of the Nu chapter of theChi Phi fraternity),Harvard, and graduated fromYale Law School.
Shortly after graduating college, he ran for theTexas House of Representatives and served there from 1907 to 1909. He was also a judge in the tenth district in Texas until 1919, when he became a member of congress. Briggs ran forTexas's 7th congressional district and served from March 4, 1919, until he died inWashington, D.C., in 1933.
He is buried inOakwood Cemetery inSyracuse,New York.
United States Congress."BRIGGS, Clay Stone (id: B000826)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by | Member of theTexas House of Representatives fromDistrict 23 (Galveston) 1907–1909 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's 7th congressional district March 4, 1919 – April 29, 1933 | Succeeded by |
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