Archibald Everett Spriggs (December 2, 1866 – July 18, 1921) was an American politician and businessman. Affiliated with the People's Party , he served as the lieutenant governor of Montana from 1897 to 1901. After his political career, he embarked on a business career, mostly in the mining industry in Montana.
14-1401: Spriggs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Archibald E. Spriggs (1866–1921), lieutenant governor of Montana David Spriggs (footballer) (born 1981), Australian rules footballer Edmund Ivens Spriggs (1871–1949), British physician and medical researcher Elbert Eugene Spriggs (1937–2021), Founder, Twelve Tribes group Elizabeth Spriggs (1929–2008), English actress Francis Spriggs (died 1725), British pirate George Spriggs (baseball) (1937–2020), American baseball player George Spriggs (politician) (1926–2015), Australian politician James Spriggs Payne (1819–1882), President of Liberia Jason Spriggs (born 1994), American football player John T. Spriggs (1825–1888), U.S. Representative from New York Larry Spriggs (born 1959), American basketball player Leslie Spriggs (1910–1990), British Labour politician Marcus Spriggs (born 1974), American football player Matthew Spriggs , Australian archaeologist Robin Spriggs (born 1974), American writer Steve Spriggs (born 1956), English footballer William Spriggs (1955–2023), American public servant See also [ edit ] Sprigg (disambiguation) Sprigge Spriggs Payne Airport (IATA: MLW, ICAO: GLMR), 3 miles from Monrovia,
28-754: A business manager for Montana businessman Henry Frank . He made several trips to France to negotiate a sale of some of Frank's mining interests. After Frank's death in 1908, Spriggs worked with New York politician and businessman William Sulzer , serving as president of his Alaska Industrial Company, which operated the "Jumbo" copper mine in Alaska. Spriggs and Sulzer used the connections he had acquired with French capitalists to try to obtain and exploit mining rights in Guatemala . Their Guatemala Mining and Development Company, backed by French capital, obtained broad rights from Guatemalan president Manuel Estrada Cabrera in 1911, but
42-761: Is buried in Forestvale Cemetery in Helena. Meagher County, Montana Meagher County ( / m ɑːr / MAR ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana . As of the 2020 census , the population was 1,927. Its county seat is White Sulphur Springs . According to the United States Census Bureau , the 2010 center of population of Montana is located in Meagher County at 46°47′N 111°18′W / 46.78°N 111.3°W / 46.78; -111.3 Meagher County
56-655: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Archibald E. Spriggs Spriggs's father, Jabez (1838–1926), came to Wisconsin as a boy from Northamptonshire in England and became a farmer in Kansasville , in the Town of Dover , Racine County, Wisconsin . He and his wife Isabella had two children, Archibald and Harvey (1868–1959), who stayed on the family farm. Archibald Spriggs arrived in Montana in 1888 and taught school in
70-404: Is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km ) (0.1%) is water. This county has a strong Republican lean. This was one of 12 counties in Montana that Barry Goldwater won in 1964. A Democrat has not won since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. As of the 2020 census , there were 1,927 people living in the county. As of the 2010 census , there were 1,891 people, 806 households, and 509 families in
84-632: The capital of the Republic of Liberia in West Africa [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Spriggs . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spriggs&oldid=1161250581 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
98-403: The county. The population density was 0.8 inhabitants per square mile (0.31/km ). There were 1,432 housing units at an average density of 0.6 units per square mile (0.23/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of
112-592: The first chairman of the Industrial Accident Board established by the Montana Workmen's Compensation Act of 1915. Spriggs married Josephine Marie (Leighton) Noble in 1911. She had been acquitted of murder in the death of her previous husband, Payton Noble, in 1905. After Spriggs' death, Josephine Spriggs ran for the Democratic nomination for Montana Secretary of State in 1924, coming in second. Spriggs
126-523: The mining camp of Confederate Gulch for several years. He later became a store clerk in Townsend and then a store manager in nearby Winston . He served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896, representing Meagher County . A resident of Townsend , Spriggs lobbied for Broadwater County to be created from parts of Meagher and Jefferson counties, with Townsend as the county seat; this
140-466: The population. In terms of ancestry, 38.6% were German , 14.3% were Norwegian , 13.6% were Irish , 11.0% were English , 5.9% were Scotch-Irish , and 3.2% were American . Of the 806 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
154-814: The project was halted by the advent of World War I. Spriggs was also involved in Montana mines. He was a director for many years of the Boston & Alta Copper Company, which operated the Alta copper mine in Corbin . In 1920 he was the president of the Jib Mining Company, which reopened and worked gold mines near Basin , and also of the Montana Radersburg Mining Co., which owned additional claims in Broadwater County. From 1915 until his death Spriggs served as
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#1732859013845168-641: The state to view a mining concession in California, and Spriggs made an unexpected return from a Populist convention, summoned by a telegram reading, "Weather fine, cattle doing well." Clark submitted a letter of resignation, leaving the senate seat empty, and Spriggs promptly reappointed him. However, the governor submitted a competing appointment of Martin Maginnis on his return, and the Senate refused to seat either man. After his term as lieutenant governor, Spriggs became
182-415: Was done during Spriggs's term as lieutenant governor (1897–1901). In May, 1900 William A. Clark was on the verge of being expelled from the U. S. Senate because of evidence that he had bribed the Montana legislature to appoint him. Spriggs, a friend of Clark, participated in an elaborate scheme to attempt to return Clark to the Senate. Governor Robert Burns Smith , an opponent of Clark, was lured out of
196-492: Was named for Thomas Francis Meagher , territorial governor of Montana. The first county seat was Diamond City, the main city of the Confederate Gulch mining district. This area is no longer part of Meagher County, but today lies in neighboring Broadwater County . According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,395 square miles (6,200 km ), of which 2,392 square miles (6,200 km )
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