Thomas David Briggs (born 25 August 1946,

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) is a British businessman based in

Cheshire, England Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county town ...

. He served as the

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 ...

until August 2021.

Education

He was educated at the Charterhouse School. He then received a

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degree from the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

. He then received an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from the

Wharton School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in ...

at the

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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 Mobberley is a village in Cheshire, England, between Wilmslow and Knutsford, which in 2001 had a population of 2,546, increasing to 3,050 at the 2011 Census. Mobberley railway station is on the Manchester to Chester line. Manchester Airport lie ...

since 1987.

Voluntary service

He has volunteered with the

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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

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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

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from 2006 to 2007.

Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire

He was appointed as

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 ABF The Soldiers' Charity, formerly the Army Benevolent Fund,Third Sector Magazine"Charity rebranding: a change of vision and strategy" ''Third Sector Magazine'', 06/04/10 is the national charity of the British Army. Since 1944, it has provided ...

–Cheshire East (President) * Active Cheshire (Patron) *

Army Cadet Force The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF mak ...

Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer-military youth organisation. They are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The majority of staff are volunteers, and some are paid for full-time work – including C ...

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 Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cheshire. 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 Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint ...

(Chairman of Council) * East Cheshire Hospice (President) * Friends of

Knutsford Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census was ...

Heritage Centre (Honorary Member) * NeuroMuscular Centre,

Winsford Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industr ...

(Patron) *

Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCAs) are Crown bodies in the United Kingdom which give advice and assistance to the Defence Council, and to the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, on matters that concern reserves and cadets. They are contracted ...

Northwest (President) *

Royal British Legion The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in ...

(Member) *

(Member) * Stick’n’Step (Patron) *

University of Chester , mottoeng = "He that teacheth, on teaching" , former_names = , established = (gained university status in 2005) , type = Public , endowment = £395,000 (2018) , budget = £118.3 million , chancellor = Gyles Brandreth , vice_chancell ...

(Member of Council) * Vision Support (President) * Warrington Youth Club (President) * Platform for Life (Patron) * Youth Federation for Cheshire, Halton and Wirral (President)

Honours

Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon

Service Medal of the Order of St John Ribbon

* He was appointed as Honorary Colonel of the Cheshire Army Cadet Force on 5 October 2010.

Scholastic

; Honorary Degrees

References

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