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Thomas Graham Briggs

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Sir Thomas Graham Briggs, 1st Baronet (30 September 1833 – 11 October 1887) was a Victorian land-owner in the Caribbean with property in Barbados and Nevis.

He was the only child of Joseph Lyder Briggs (1792–1866)[1] and Elizabeth Hinds Briggs.

Graham Briggs owned Stoney Grove Estate, Nevis.

Graham Briggs was made a Baronet as Briggs of Briggs Dayrell, Barbados on 27 November 1871.[2] The title became extinct with his death.[3] He was a member of the a member of the Executive Council of Barbados.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Summary of Individual Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk. University College London. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 23798". The London Gazette. 21 November 1871. p. 4795.
  3. ^ Rayment, Leigh. "Baronetage". leighrayment.com. Leigh Rayment. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Map of the Island of Nevis. This Map of the Island of Nevis is most respectfully dedicated to The Honourable Thomas Graham Briggs &c. &c. &c. by his well-wisher John Alexander Burke Iles. 2nd January 1871. - ILES, John Alexander Burke". alteagallery.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Briggs-Dayrell)
1871–1887
Extinct