Frank Parks Briggs

Democrat Senator of Missouri

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1894 (98 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1992

Death

Served as a United States senator, filling the vacancy left by Harry S. Truman.
Appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 18, 1945, and served until January 3, 1947.
Was a member of the Missouri Senate from 1933 to 1944.
Held the position of mayor of Macon, Missouri, from 1930 to 1932.
Owned and operated a newspaper, the Macon Chronicle-Herald, and wrote a regular column.
Served as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife from 1961 to 1965.
Actively involved in conservation efforts, serving multiple terms as chairman of the Missouri State Conservation Commission.
Lived in retirement in Macon after selling his newspaper in 1973.
Had a family of five children, including three daughters and two sons.
Became the oldest living U.S. senator from March 14, 1989, until his death in 1992.