Thomas Briggs

Thomas Briggs may refer to:

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Thomas Briggs (coach)

Thomas Briggs was the third head college football coach for the Eastern Illinois University Panthers located in Charleston, Illinois, and he held that position for the 1903 season. His career coaching record at Eastern Illinois was 1 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 17th at Eastern Illinois in total wins and 15th at Eastern Illinois in winning percentage.

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Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs GCMG (1780 – 16 December 1852) was an officer of the British Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.

Biography

The only surviving son of Dr. Stephen Briggs, Chief Surgeon at Madras, and Magdalene Pasley, Briggs entered the Navy on 10 September 1791. He first served as a first class volunteer aboard the ship Bellerophon, under the command of his uncle Captain Thomas Pasley. He later followed him into the ship Vengeance with the rank of midshipman. Between 1793 and 1798 Briggs served under Captain Charles Tyler in the Meleager, Diadem and Aigle, taking part in the operations against Toulon and Corsica in 1793-94, and saw action under Admiral William Hotham in the Battle of Genoa on 14 March and the Battle of Hyères Islands on 13 July 1795.

Briggs was promoted to lieutenant on 28 September 1797, and was transferred from Aigle to Ville de Paris, flagship of Admiral Earl St. Vincent off Lisbon, and shortly afterwards moved to Princess Royal, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Thomas Frederick off Cádiz.