Legislator Details
Franklin Markham Briggs
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/19/1840
City: Livonia Township, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 5/20/1906
City: Livonia Township, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Plymouth, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary A. Westfall, 1865
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Attended Plymouth H.S. and State Normal College (now EMU).
Biographical Sketch:
Settled on a farm in Livonia Township where he lived many years.Served as justice of the peace of Livonia Township. Member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1895-96.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Asylums for Insane at Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Industrial Home for Girls , Select Committee on Apportionment, Reformatory at Ionia
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Plymouth
County of Residence Wayne
District: 1
District Description: City of Detroit wards 9, 11, 13 and 15 ; townships of Greenfield, Grosse Pointe, Hamtramck, Livonia, Plymouth & Redford
Date Elected: 11/6/1894
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1895
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
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