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Briggs purchased the ownership of the Bank of
Mauston in 1868 and re-opened it in January 1869, acquiring it from its founder and sole-stockholder J. B. Rosencrans. In 1880, he took on his son, Bert, as a partner in the bank, and they opened a branch of the bank in
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Assembly on the Republican ticket, receiving 55% of the vote. He represented all of Juneau County in the 1871 session and did not run for re-election in 1871.
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After the war, he served a short time as a pension and bounty agent, and secured 1600 veteran claims. He was appointed postmaster at
Mauston by President
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Briggs initially signed up for service in one of the "100 day" regiments. He was enrolled as first lieutenant of
Company E in the
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123:San Antonio
63:Preceded by
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557:Democratic
550:Republican
496:Democratic
466:Republican
439:Candidate
352:Union Army
289:Republican
223:Union Army
207:Allegiance
194:Profession
144:Republican
99:1825-11-21
733:from the
688:"History"
514:Plurality
307:Biography
53:In office
42:from the
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542:+21.72%
325:Fredonia
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521:10.20%
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482:55.10%
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321:Buffalo
241:Captain
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