George Nixon Briggs (April 12, 1796 – September 12, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Whig, Briggs served for twelve years in the United States House of Representatives, and served seven one-year terms as the 19th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1844 to 1851.
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12 April 1796 Adams, Massachusetts
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11 September 1861 (aged 65) Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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