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Franz Müller (31 October 1840 – 14 November 1864) was a German tailor who was hanged for the murder of Thomas Briggs, the first killing on a British train. The case caught the imagination of the public due to increasing safety fears about rail travel at the time and the pursuit of Müller across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City by Scotland Yard.
When Edward's brother (another Thomas) went into partnership with him, the firm began trading as Thomas Brigg & Sons. [5] The 1861 census listed Thomas Brigg as an umbrella-maker with five employees. In 1879, the silversmith Charles Henry Dumenil (1853–1921) registered his mark CD at the Goldsmiths' Company .
Thomas Briggs may refer to: Thomas Briggs (coach), American football coach; Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer) (1780–1852), British naval officer; Thomas Briggs (died 1864), British banker, murdered by Franz Müller; Tommy Briggs (1923–1984), footballer; Sir Thomas Graham Briggs (1833–1887), of the Briggs baronets, member of the Executive ...
Charles Brigg, founder of the London company "Brigg – Umbrella, Cane & Whip Maker" in 1836, later named Thomas Brigg & Sons after his son; John Brigg (1834–1911), British politician; Kane Brigg (born 1988), Australian retired high jumper and triple jumper; Brigg Jenner, a fictional character in the My Super Psycho Sweet 16 film trilogy
Swaine London, known previously as Swaine Adeney Brigg, is a luxury goods shop that has traded in London's St James's since 1798. The shop sells leather goods, Brigg umbrellas and hats from Herbert Johnson .
Thomas Henry Briggs (27 November 1923 – 10 February 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, [2] and died in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He still holds a record for scoring seven goals in a single match for Blackburn Rovers against Bristol Rovers. [2]
Ellis Briggs Cycles was founded in 1936 by Mr. Leonard Ellis and Mr. Thomas Briggs hence the name Ellis-Briggs. When the shop opened in 1936 there was already a bicycle shop in Shipley. That shop was a showroom for Baines, whose factory was based in Idle and were famous for producing the Baines Flying Gate.
Thomas Graham Briggs was born on 30 September 1833 on the British colony of Barbados. [1] He was the only child of Joseph Lyder Briggs (1792 - 1866) and Elizabeth Hinds. Thomas' father was a wealthy landowner in Barbados, serving as a Justice of the Peace and an honorary Colonel of the St. Lucy regiment of militia.