Lacrosse-Rock-Dodge County WI Archives Biographies.....Briggs, Suel April 7, 1821 - 
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HON. SUEL BRIGGS, farmer and lawyer, P. O. New Amsterdam; was born in Concord, 
Erie Co., N. Y., April 7, 1821; received a common-school education. He came to 
Wisconsin in 1856, settled in Holland, La Crosse Co., Wis. Has served as 
Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk, Superintendent of Schools, and Chairman of 
the County Board of Supervisors. In the year 1840, he came to Janesville, 
Wis., when the town contained one blacksmith-shop and hotel. He remained one 
year, then he returned to New York and taught school. In the year 1846, he 
married, and moved onto the reservation near Buffalo; sold out, returned to 
Concord, engaged in business for three years. His wife was taken sick, when he 
gave up his business and devoted his entire time to her care. As she was 
better he attended school, in the year 1854. In 1856, he came to Wisconsin the 
second time, and engaged in business in Dodge Co.; then to La Crosse Co.; 
bought 80 acres and entered 40 acres of land, made the improvements. He owns 
200 acres now nicely improved. He has taught school a good deal of the time 
since coming to this place. In the year 1859, he went to La Crosse and studied 
law with Cobb & Mesmore until the spring of 1860; he was admitted to the bar. 
He then returned to the farm. In the year 1857, elected Justice of the Peace, 
and has held the office since, with the exception of 1869. Elected to the 
Assembly in the fall of 1877, receiving 1,656 votes against 1,132 to I. W. 
Losey, Democrat, and 927 for R. A. Moore, Greenbacker. His wife, Phoebe 
Ballou, a descendant of Hosa Ballou, who was born in Spafford, Onondaga Co., 
N. Y.; when quite small removed to Erie Co. with her parents, where they died. 
She was born Jan. 11, 1826. They married in 1846.

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From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 839.

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