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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.
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 ...
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 .
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
In 1864, the body of wealthy banker Thomas Briggs is found on the tracks between Bow and Hackney Wick stations in London—the first murder on a British railway. 2 May 2, 2021 The Body in the Tunnel In 1881, young writer Percy Lefroy Mapleton becomes fixated on a stage actress and is driven to a violent crime. 3 May 2, 2021 The Police Killer
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]
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 .
The goodwill and stock of the firm were bought out by Thomas Brigg & Sons in 1919. [1] Their products included wedding baskets, presents, walking sticks and riding whips. The main focus lay however in the production and sale of umbrellas for the upper end. Paris at that time was one of the centres of the production of umbrellas.