Background
He was the second son of John Brigg from Keighley and Margaret Ann Marriner from Greengate.
He was the second son of John Brigg from Keighley and Margaret Ann Marriner from Greengate.
He was Liberal Member of Parliament for the Keighley Division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1895 to his death in 1911. He was a Justice of the Peace. He was an Alderman on Yorkshire County Council.
He was Knighted in 1909.
He was actively engaged in Worsted business until 1890, being Chairman of John Brigg & Company Limited., worsted-spinners and manufacturers of Calversyke Mill, Keighley. He was a Director of Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company.
He was a Director of William Ramsden & Company Limited. He was a Director and Vice-Chairman of Bradford Old Bank.
He was on the Advisory Board of United Counties Bank.
He was a Governor of Skipton and Giggleswick Grammar Schools. He helped to found Keighley Trade School and reorganise Girls’ Grammar School. He was a Governor of Skipton and Keighley Girls Grammar Schools.
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He was a Life Governor and Council Member of Yorkshire College.