Clay Stone Briggs
Clay Stone Briggs (January 8, 1876 – April 29, 1933) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1919 through his death in 1933.
Clay Stone Briggs | |
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 Briggs in 1921 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – April 29, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander W. Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Clark W. Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1876 Galveston, Texas |
| Died | April 29, 1933 (aged 57) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life
Briggs was born in Galveston, Texas, on January 8, 1876. While a child, he went to both public and private schools. He attended University of Texas at Austin (where he was a member of the Nu Chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity), Harvard, and graduated from Yale Law School.
Political career
Shortly after graduating college, he ran for the Texas House of Representatives and served there from 1907 to 1909. He was also a judge in the tenth district in Texas until 1919, when he became a member of congress. Briggs ran for Texas's 7th congressional district and served from March 4, 1919, until he died in Washington, D.C., in 1933. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, New York.
External links
United States Congress. "BRIGGS, Clay Stone (id: B000826)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.