Mark Briggs
Labourer, auctioneer, pacifist, socialist, politician
About Mark Briggs
Lived 1884 – 1965 (aged 80). Mark Briggs was a New Zealand politician, laborer, socialist, pacifist and auctioneer.
Mark Briggs (6 April 1884 – 15 March 1965) was a New Zealand labourer, auctioneer, pacifist, socialist and politician. He was born in Londesborough, Yorkshire, England, on 6 April 1884.
In World War I, he was one of the group of 14 New Zealand conscientious objectors, notably including Archibald Baxter, forcibly enlisted, sent to the front in France, and maltreated.
He was a member of the Legislative Council from 9 March 1936 to 8 March 1950.
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Who was Mark Briggs?
Labourer, auctioneer, pacifist, socialist, politician (1884-1965)
When was Mark Briggs born?
Mark Briggs was born on 6 April 1884 in Londesborough.
When did Mark Briggs die?
Mark Briggs died on 15 March 1965 in New Zealand.
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Mark Briggs was a politician, laborer, socialist, pacifist and auctioneer.
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Mark Briggs was New Zealand.
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· DBpedia: Mark Briggs (politician)
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