- GB-2014-WSA-03804
- Person
- 1808-1897
BRIGGS, SIR JOHN HENRY, eldest son of Sir John Thomas Briggs, Kt, Accountant-Gen. of the Navy, and Fanny, dau. of Thomas Lewis, Cadiz, Spain; b. 19 Apr 1808; adm. 23 Sep 1822 (Stikeman's); left 1825; Third Class Clerk, Admiralty Apr 1827- Dec 1834, Second Class Clerk Dec 1834 – Jan 1849, First Class Clerk Jan 1849 – Jul 1865, Chief Clerk 13 Jul 1865 – 28 Mar 1870; knighted 23 Jun 1870; author, Naval Administrations 1827-92, ed. by Lady Briggs, 1897; m. 1st, 27 Jan 1841 Amelia, eldest dau. of Luke Hopkinson, Bedford Row, London, coachmaker; m. 2nd, 9 Feb 1889 Elizabeth Charlotte, dau. of James Gruar; d. 26 Feb 1897.