Biography:Edmund H. Driggs

Short description: American congressman (1865–1946)

For the 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat, see Engineering:Edmund Driggs (pilot boat).

Edmund H. Driggs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district
In office December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	Francis H. Wilson
Succeeded by	Henry Bristow
Personal details
Born	Edmund Hope Driggs (1865-05-02)May 2, 1865 Brooklyn, New York, US
Died	September 27, 1946(1946-09-27) (aged 81) Brooklyn, New York, US
Resting place	Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Political party	Democratic

Edmund Hope Driggs (May 2, 1865 – September 27, 1946) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from New York from 1897 to 1901.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, he attended the public schools and Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn. He became engaged in the casualty-insurance business.

Tenure in Congress

Driggs was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Francis H. Wilson; he was reelected to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from December 6, 1897, to March 3, 1901.

Career after Congress

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress, and resumed the casualty-insurance business and also engaged in safety engineering.

Death and burial

He died in Brooklyn in 1946, and interred in Cypress Hills Cemetery within the same borough.

Following his retirement from public office, Driggs was honored with the renaming of 5th Street in Williamsburg as Driggs Avenue.

References

• United States Congress. "Edmund H. Driggs (id: D000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000497. 

Preceded by Francis H. Wilson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York03 New York's 3rd congressional district 1897–1901	Succeeded by Henry Bristow