Frank Obadiah Briggs

Republican Senator of New Jersey

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1851 (62 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1913

Death

Served as the Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, from 1899 to 1902.
Held the position of United States Senator from New Jersey from 1907 to 1913.
Attended public schools, Francestown Academy, and Phillips Exeter Academy.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1872 and served as a second lieutenant in the Second Regiment, United States Infantry, until 1877.
Engaged in the manufacture of wire and wire products after moving to Trenton, New Jersey, in 1877.
Was a member of the Trenton School Board from 1884 to 1892.
Served on the New Jersey State Board of Education in 1901 and 1902.
Held the office of New Jersey State Treasurer from 1902 to 1907.
Was Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee from 1904 to 1907 and again from 1910 until his death in 1913.
Unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate.
Chaired the Committee on Geological Survey during the Sixty-first Congress and was a member of the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expense during the Sixty-second Congress.
Resumed his business pursuits in Trenton, New Jersey, after his time in the Senate, where he passed away in 1913.
Buried in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey.