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George Nixon Briggs (April 12 1796 – September 12 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives and served seven one-year terms as the 19th Governor of Massachusetts from 1844 to 1851.Raised in rural Upstate New York Briggs studied law in western Massachusetts where his civic involvement and successful legal practice preceded statewide political activity.

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active years end date
1833-03-04, 1843-03-03, 1851-01-11
active years start date
1831-03-04, 1833-03-04, 1844-01-09
birth date
1796-04-12
birth place
Adams Massachusetts, Massachusetts
child
Henry Shaw Briggs
death date
1861-09-12
death place
Pittsfield Massachusetts, Massachusetts
lieutenant
John Reed Jr.
order in office
19th, Governor of Massachusetts, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th and 9th district
party
Whig Party (United States)
profession
Lawyer
religion
Baptists
successor
William Jackson (Massachusetts), Julius Rockwell, George S. Boutwell

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