Background
Briggs was the second son of Edward Briggs of The Grange, Wilpshire, Blackburn and his wife Ann Slagg, daughter of Thomas Slagg of Manchester.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Briggs was the second son of Edward Briggs of The Grange, Wilpshire, Blackburn and his wife Ann Slagg, daughter of Thomas Slagg of Manchester.
He was educated at Rugby School and at Worcester College, Oxford.
He was a cotton-spinner and manufacturer in the firm of J and West East Briggs, which operated the Rose Hill Mill in Blackburn
He was re-elected in 1880, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1885 general election. He did not stand in 1886, and at the 1892 general election he unsuccessfully contested the Clitheroe division of Lancashire as a Unionist, though it is unclear whether his candidacy was sponsored by the Liberal Unionist Party or the Conservative Party. Briggs married Mary Vicars in 1871.
21st United Kingdom Parliament. 22nd United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1874 general election, Briggs was elected as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Blackburn.