Thomas David Briggs (born 25 August 1946,
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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) is a British businessman based in
Cheshire, England
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. He served as the
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
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Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire
Vice Lieutenants
* Honourable Alan de Tat ...
until August 2021.
Education
He was educated at the
Charterhouse School. He then received a
First Class Honours
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Bachelor of Laws
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degree from the
University of St Andrews
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. He then received an
MBA
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from the
Wharton School of Business
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at the
University of Pennsylvania
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.
Business career
He has lived in Cheshire since 1979. He was managing director and then Chairman of
Dawsons Music until 2018. He and his family have lived at
Dukenfield Hall in
Mobberley
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Mobberley railway station is on the Manchester to Chester line. Manchester Airport lie ...
since 1987.
Voluntary service
He has volunteered with the
St John Ambulance
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since 1975. He has been chairman and then President of Warrington Youth Club since 1980.
Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire
He was appointed as a
Deputy Lieutenant of the
County
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of
Cheshire on 9 July 2003. This gave him the
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"DL" for Life.
High Sheriff of Cheshire
He served as the
High Sheriff of Cheshire
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The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...
from 2006 to 2007.
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
He was appointed as
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.
Lord Lieutenants of Cheshire
Vice Lieutenants
* Honourable Alan de Tat ...
on 7 March 2010.
As Lord Lieutenant He also serves as
Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.
* Richard Sampson, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield bef. 1544–1547
* Sir Thomas Holcroft 1548–1558
* Richard Harpour 1558–?
* William Gerard bef. 1564 & ...
.
Charities
David Briggs is personally involved with the following Charities as Lord Lieutenant.
*
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
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–Cheshire East (President)
* Active Cheshire (Patron)
*
Army Cadet Force
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,
Air Training Corps
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and
Sea Cadet Corps
* Bridge Community Farms
* Cheshire Agricultural Society / Cheshire Show (Deputy President)
* Cheshire Business Leaders
* Cheshire Childbirth Appeal (Patron)
* Cheshire Commonwealth Association (Patron)
* Cheshire Community Foundation (President)
* Cheshire Connect (Chairman)
*
Cheshire County Cricket Club
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The team is currently a member of the Minor Counties Championship We ...
(Patron)
* Cheshire Young Carers (President)
* Cheshire, Merseyside and Shropshire Blood Bikes (Patron)
*
Chester Cathedral
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(Chairman of Council)
* East Cheshire Hospice (President)
* Friends of
Knutsford
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Heritage Centre (Honorary Member)
* NeuroMuscular Centre,
Winsford
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(Patron)
*
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
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Northwest (President)
*
Royal British Legion
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(Member)
*
St John Ambulance
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(Member)
* Stick’n’Step (Patron)
*
University of Chester
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(Member of Council)
* Vision Support (President)
* Warrington Youth Club (President)
* Platform for Life (Patron)
* Youth Federation for Cheshire, Halton and Wirral (President)
Honours
* He was appointed as
Honorary Colonel of the
Cheshire Army Cadet Force on 5 October 2010.
Scholastic
; Honorary Degrees
References
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1946 births
People educated at Charterhouse School
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
English businesspeople
High Sheriffs of Cheshire
Lord-Lieutenants of Cheshire
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Knights of Justice of the Order of St John
Living people