James F. Briggs
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Hon. James Frankland Briggs |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Newell Bell |
| Succeeded by | Ossian Ray |
| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1897–1899 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen S. Jewett |
| Succeeded by | Frank Dunklee Currier |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1897–1897 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1891–1891 |
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| Delegate to the New Hampshire Constitutional Convention |
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In office 1889–1889 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1883–1883 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1874–1874 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1856–1858 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 23, 1827 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Died | January 21, 1905 (aged 77) Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place | Green Grove Cemetery, Ashland, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Frank Obadiah Briggs |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
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 Union Army
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| Rank |
 Major
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| Commands |
 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry. |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
James Frankland Briggs (October 23, 1827 – January 21, 1905) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.
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, 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.
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 serving as a Major. He was appointed as quartermaster on the staff of Colonel Walter Harriman.
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.
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.
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