Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography

Summary

Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography is a biography^[1].

Key Facts

• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's image is recorded as Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) in the Harvard University Class of 1852 (1922).jpg^[2].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's instance of is recorded as biography^[3].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's publisher is recorded as Harvard University^[4].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's language of work or name is recorded as English^[5].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's publication date is recorded as +1922-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's main subject is recorded as Thomas Riggs Sr.^[7].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's main subject is recorded as Harvard University^[8].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's main subject is recorded as Harvard Law School^[9].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's main subject is recorded as Thomas Riggs Jr.^[10].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) in the Harvard University Class of 1852 (1922).jpg^[11].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's title is recorded as Thomas Riggs^[12].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's first line is recorded as Thomas Riggs was the son of Samuel and Margaret (Norris) Riggs, and was born in Baltimore on 7 December, 1831.^[13].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's last line is recorded as He married (2) Catharine W. Gilbert, daughter of Samuel C. Gilbert of Gilbertsville, New York; they have had two children, Catharine Gilbert Riggs, born 4 February, 1872, and Thomas Gilbert Riggs, born 17 October, 1873, now (1920) Governor of Alaska.^[14].
• Thomas Riggs Sr. (1831-1920) biography's quotation or excerpt is recorded as Thomas Riggs. Thomas Riggs was the son of Samuel and Margaret (Norris) Riggs, and was born in Baltimore on 7 December, 1831. He prepared for College under Samuel McNally, entering Harvard in the Sophomore year. He transferred himself to the Law School in 1850, but studied there for about two months only. On returning to Baltimore, he was for a time connected with the firm of Armistead and Company. For the last thirty-five years of his life, Riggs resided in Washington, where his father was one of the organizers of the Riggs National Banking Company. He died in Washington, D.C., 7 August, 192o, in his eighty-ninth year. Mr. Riggs married (1) Elizabeth Swan Kemp, daughter of Edward D. Kemp; they had two daughters, Nannie Kemp Riggs, born 31 July, 1858, and Margaretta Riggs, born 25 October, 186o. He married (2) Catharine W. Gilbert, daughter of Samuel C. Gilbert of Gilbertsville, New York; they have had two children, Catharine Gilbert Riggs, born 4 February, 1872, and Thomas Gilbert Riggs, born 17 October, 1873, now (1920) Governor of Alaska.^[15].