Edward Briggs (February 25, 1854 – December 14, 1941) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Deloraine from 1903 to 1907 in the

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as a

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. He was born in Bayfield,

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, the son of James E. Briggs and Anna Bennett Hayter, and was educated in Huron County. In 1877, he married Ellen Robinson. Briggs was employed in the boot and shoe business in Huron County until 1882, when he came west to Manitoba, settling on a

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south of

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. He served as municipal assessor and also served on the council for the Rural Municipality of Cameron. He was president of the Farmers' Institute and of the North-West Auctioneers' Association. Briggs was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1907. He died in Hartney at the age of 87.

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1854 births 1941 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Canadian farmers People from Huron County, Ontario {{Manitoba-politician-stub