Frank P. Briggs | |
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United States Senator from Missouri | |
In office January 18, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
Appointed by | Phil M. Donnelly |
Preceded by | Harry S. Truman |
Succeeded by | James P. Kem |
President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate | |
In office 1940–1945 | |
Preceded by | Phil M. Donnelly |
Succeeded by | Marion Charles Matthes |
Member of the Missouri Senate | |
In office January 4, 1933 – January 16, 1945 | |
Preceded by | Arthur G. Hildreth |
Succeeded by | Harry Revercomb |
Constituency | 9th district |
Mayor of Macon, Missouri | |
In office 1930–1933 | |
Preceded by | Dudley L. Dempsey |
Succeeded by | Raymie E. Burch |
Personal details | |
Born | Frank Parks Briggs February 25, 1894 Armstrong, Missouri, US |
Died | September 23, 1992 Macon, Missouri, US | (aged 98)
Resting place | Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Fayette, Missouri, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Catherine Allen Shull (m. 1916) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Profession | Newspaper owner |
Frank Parks Briggs (February 25, 1894 – September 23, 1992) was a United States senator from Missouri, and succeeded Harry S. Truman when Truman was elected vice president.