Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Prairie du Sac:

N. H. Briggs, Prairie du Sac; was born in 1818, in Hancock, berkshire Co., Mass.; he married in his native county, Miss Margaret A. North; they came to Wisconsin in 1849, settling in Troy, Walworth Co., where they remained until 1854, when they removed to the town of Westfield, Sauk Co., there remaining until 1876, in which year they went to Reedsburg and were enaaged in the hotel business until 1878, then came to Prairie du Sac, where himself and son 0. E. Briggs have since kept the Briggs House-the leading hotel of the place. Mr. Briggs was the first Justice of the Peace elected in the town of Westfield; he was also elected the first Town School Superintendent, and was Town Treasurer several terms; he was sent as a delegate from the town of Westfield to Republican County Convention twenty-two consecutive times ; his oldest son 0. E., is engaged in the hotel business with him; he was born in Hancock, Mass.; and during the war of the rebellion, served in Co. E, 49th W. V. I. Second son, W. P., lives at Reedsburg. Third son, George N., lives in St. Peter, Minn. Mr. Briggs is a Republican in politics, having always acted with that party.

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