William Edward Briggs
William Edward Briggs (24 September 1847 – 1903) was an English cotton manufacturer and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
Briggs was the second son of Edward Briggs of The Grange, Wilpshire, Blackburn and his wife Ann Slagg, daughter of Thomas Slagg of Manchester. He was educated at Rugby School and at Worcester College, Oxford. He was a cotton-spinner and manufacturer[1] in the firm of J and W E Briggs, which operated the Rose Hill Mill in Blackburn[2]
At the 1874 general election, Briggs was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn.[3] He was re-elected in 1880,[4] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1885 general election.[5]
He did not stand in 1886, and at the 1892 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Clitheroe division of Lancashire as a Unionist, though it is unclear whether his candidacy was sponsored by the Liberal Unionist Party or the Conservative Party.[6]
Briggs married Mary Vicars in 1871.[1]
References
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- ↑ Cotton Mills in Blackburn 1891
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24064. p. 592. 10 February 1874. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24829. p. 2359. 2 April 1880. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Craig, 314
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Briggs
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Blackburn 1874–1885 With: Henry Master Feilden 1874-1875 Daniel Thwaites 1875-1880 Sir William Coddington 1880-1885 |
Succeeded by Sir William Coddington Sir Robert Peel |
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