He was the second son of John Brigg from Keighley and Margaret Ann Marriner from Greengate.
[1] He was Liberal MP for the Keighley Division of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from 1895 to his death in 1911.
[4] He was actively engaged in Worsted business until 1890, being Chairman of John Brigg & Company Ltd., worsted-spinners and manufacturers of Calversyke Mill, Keighley.
He was a Governor of Skipton and Keighley Girls Grammar Schools.
He was a Life Governor and Council Member of Yorkshire College.