Briggs, James A., -1889
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James A. Briggs (1811-1889) was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and in New York State, and the editor of the Cleveland DailyTrue Democrat. While serving as state assessor in New York, Briggs was special correspondent to several newspapers, including the Cleveland Leader. An avid temperance advocate and popular speaker, Briggs participated in the movements to convince Abraham Lincoln to accept the nomination of the Republican Party in 1860 and to persuade the Ohio delegation to support Lincoln. He is also credited by some to have coined the 1840 presidential campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too" for William Henry Harrison. He served as Cuyahoga County Auditor in the 1840s, helped to establish the Cleveland public high school system and the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum (Beech Brook), and served as vice president for the Society for Relief of the Poor.
From the guide to the James A. Briggs Papers, 1842-1849, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
James A. Briggs (1811-1889) was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and in New York State, and the editor of the Cleveland DailyTrue Democrat. While serving as state assessor in New York, Briggs was special correspondent to several newspapers, including the Cleveland Leader. An avid temperance advocate and popular speaker, Briggs participated in the movements to convince Abraham Lincoln to accept the nomination of the Republican Party in 1860 and to persuade the Ohio delegation to support Lincoln. He is also credited by some to have coined the 1840 presidential campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too" for William Henry Harrison. He served as Cuyahoga County Auditor in the 1840s, helped to establish the Cleveland public high school system and the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum (Beech Brook), and served as vice president for the Society for Relief of the Poor.
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From the guide to the James A. Briggs Scrapbooks, 1830-1887, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
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| referencedIn | B. F. Wade Papers, 1832-1886, (bulk 1852-1869) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | James A. Briggs Papers, 1842-1849 | Western Reserve Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | James A. Briggs Scrapbooks, 1830-1887 | Western Reserve Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Documents relating to Charles Sumner, 1828-1912. | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
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Death 1889
