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 May 2, 1865 Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Died | September 27, 1946 (aged 81) Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Resting place | Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editBorn in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn. He became engaged in the casualty-insurance business.[1]
Tenure in Congress
editDriggs 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
editHe 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
editHe died in Brooklyn in 1946, and interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery within the same borough.[1]
References
edit- United States Congress. "Edmund H. Driggs (id: D000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.