Modern English biography, volume 1 (of 4), A-H by Frederic Boase

BRIGGS, AUGUSTUS. _b._ 7 May 1813; member of House of Assembly, Barbados many years, speaker 1868–75; member of Legislative council 1878 and president 1881 to death. _d._ Maynards, Barbados 17 May 1882. BRIGGS, GEORGE. Second lieut. Madras artillery 16 Dec. 1824; colonel 18 Feb. 1861 to 6 May 1867; M.G. 6 May 1867. _d._ Cambridge st. Pimlico, London 29 July 1875 in 80 year. BRIGGS, RIGHT REV. JOHN. _b._ Manchester 20 May 1788; ed. at St. Cuthbert’s college Ushaw; sub-deacon 1812, deacon 1813 and priest 1814; had charge of Chester 1818–32; pres. of Ushaw 28 March 1832 to 11 Aug. 1836; co-adjutor of Bishop Penswick in Northern district Jany. 1833; consecrated as Bishop of Trachis in Thessalia 29 Jany. 1833; vicar apostolic of Northern district Feb. 1836 and of Yorkshire district July 1840; bishop of Beverley 29 Sep. 1850 to 7 Nov. 1860 when he resigned; enthroned in St. George’s church York 13 Feb. 1851; a Count of the Holy Roman empire. _d._ at his house York 4 Jany. 1861. _Brady’s Episcopal succession iii_, 396–8 (1877); _The Lamp iii_, 163 (1851), _portrait_. BRIGGS, JOHN (_eld. child of James Briggs, physician general Madras, who d. about 1830_). _b._ Madras 18 Sep. 1785; ed. at Eton 1794–9; lieut. 15 Madras N.I. 10 July 1801; resident at Sattara Jany. 1823 to Jany. 1827; senior comr. in Mysore 1831 to 13 Nov. 1832; resident at Nagpore Dec. 1832 to March 1835; colonel 13 Madras N.I. 16 Nov. 1836 to 1869; general 6 Feb. 1861; took the chair at meeting of Anti-corn-law league in Covent Garden theatre 22 May 1844; contested Exeter April 1844 and July 1845; F.R.S. 22 Nov.