[1] In addition to serving as editor and publisher, Briggs was also the author of a regular column, "It Seems to B".

[2] He served as president of the Missouri Associated Dailies, and was a member of the National Press Club.

[2] On January 18, 1945, Donnelly appointed Briggs to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy caused when Harry S. Truman resigned to become vice president.

[2] After leaving the Senate, Briggs resumed work in his newspaper and publishing businesses.

[2] briggs was a longtime member of the Missouri State Conservation Commission, and served four terms as its chairman.