Edward Briggs (politician)

Edward Briggs (February 25, 1854[1] – December 14, 1941[2]) was a farmer and political figure in Manitoba.

He represented Deloraine from 1903 to 1907 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.

He was born in Bayfield, Canada West, the son of James E. Briggs and Anna Bennett Hayter, and was educated in Huron County.

Briggs was employed in the boot and shoe business in Huron County until 1882, when he came west to Manitoba, settling on a homestead south of Hartney.

He was president of the Farmers' Institute and of the North-West Auctioneers' Association.