Edmund_H._Driggs
Edmund H. Driggs
American congressman (1865–1946)
Edmund Hope Driggs (May 2, 1865 – September 27, 1946) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1897 to 1901.
Edmund H. Driggs | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district | |
| In office December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Francis H. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Bristow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Hope Driggs (1865-05-02)May 2, 1865 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | September 27, 1946(1946-09-27) (aged 81) Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Resting place | Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn. He became engaged in the casualty-insurance business.[1]
Tenure in Congress
Driggs was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Francis H. Wilson; he was reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from December 6, 1897, to March 3, 1901.
Career after Congress
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress, and resumed the casualty-insurance business and also engaged in safety engineering.
Death and burial
He died in Brooklyn in 1946, and interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery within the same borough.[1]
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- United States Congress. "Edmund H. Driggs (id: D000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1897–1901 |
Succeeded by |