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    Stephen F. Briggs & Beatrice Briggs Biography
    Stephen F. Briggs & Beatrice Briggs Biography
    Stephen F. Briggs & Beatrice Briggs Biography
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    Stephen F. Briggs & Beatrice Briggs Biography

    By S.F. Briggs, II

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    This is a biography and memoir of the founder of Briggs & Stratton & Outboard Marine. One of two individuals to have started two New York Stock Exchange companies prior to 1970. It is a real insight into the life of a remarkable inventor with over 100 patents many developed in the early days of the automotive industry. At the same time it shows his great love for his wife Beatrice Branch and their commitment to enhancing the future of Naples, Fl.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateJun 18, 2017
    ISBN9781483465609
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      Stephen F. Briggs & Beatrice Briggs Biography - S.F. Briggs, II

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      Copyright © 2017 S.F. Briggs II.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

      This book is a work of non-fiction. Unless otherwise noted, the author and the publisher make no explicit guarantees as to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and in some cases, names of people and places have been altered to protect their privacy.

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-6561-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-6560-9 (e)

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 03/20/2017

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      STEPHEN FOSTER BRIGGS (1885-1976) BEATRICE BRANCH BRIGGS (1888-1979)

      COLLEGE DAYS

      BEATRICE BRANCH

      BRIGGS & STRATTON

      SF BRIGGS SAVES MANY LIVES

      1920’s DIFICULT YEARS FOR B&S THE FLYER

      B&S BUILDS FIRST ZENITH RADIO

      B&S ENTERS THE AUTOMOTIVE LOCK INDUSTRY (1924)

      SF BUYS PINEWOOD

      B&S GETS IN OUTBOARD MOTOR INDUSTRY

      FORMATION OF OMC (OUTBOARD MARINE & MFG) Recollection by SF’s son Jim Briggs

      1930’s & 1940’s SF & BEA BRIGGS EARLY RESIDENTS NAPLES FLORIDA

      SF"s OTHER INVESTMENTS

      WORLD WAR ll

      SOLANA FARM NAPLES FLORIDA

      1950’s

      BEATRICE BRIGGS GIFTS TO NAPLES

      Collier County News 24 Dec 1957

      BRIGGS SCHOLARS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

      SF BRIGGS AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHY

      1960’s

      GRANDCHILDREN MEMORIES 1950’s AND 1960’s

      TESTIMONY

      OMC IN THE 1960’s and 1970’s

      INTRODUCTION

      I have been motivated to write this biographical memoir about my grandparents’ because as I get older I realize what extraordinary things they had accomplished in their lifetime. Having become the family historian for some 25 years. I have collected a great deal of family data along with many documents from various family sources. Only recently did I study everything I had along with outside sources to develop a time line of their lives and accomplishments.

      Stephen Foster Briggs was an exceptional inventor in the early 1900’s having accumulated over 100 patents during his lifetime. Many were significant in the early days of the auto industry. Some are still in use today. In 1974 he and Sherman Fairchild (famous businessman and inventor founder of Faierchild Camera and Fairchild Aviation) were the only two individuals who started two New York Stock Exchange Companies. In many ways SF was not your ordinary executive as his interest was in product development and innovation not day to day operation which he left to other competent individuals. In addition he was a very modest man who enjoyed having fun, tinkering, and enjoying life in a very laid back manner. At the same time in many ways he was a gambler who was willing to take extraordinary financial risk throughout his life. His wife Beatrice Branch Briggs of almost 70 years was a very understated and kind, loving person with a big heart for her family and charity especially in the community where they lived most of their life, Napes, Fl

      They both had a major influence on the town of Naples in the 1950’s in both civic development and local charities. By piecing together their lives one sees ingenuity, drive, honesty and a wonderful spirt of generosity and giving back to family, community and many other charities. They had three children. My Dad, the oldest, Stephen A Briggs who devoted his life to OMC from 1935-1965, Barbara Briggs who was married to Robert McCulloch another small engine manufacturer and competitor, Dr. John Briggs who became a well known thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, and James Briggs who was a very successful advertising executive. When SF retired from the OMC board Jim replaced his dad as well as became in charge of all non marine products.

      The book traces their lives from simple beginnings in South Dakota to luxury living in Naples Florida including a multitude of investments that SF made some very successful, others a complete disaster.

      STEPHEN FOSTER BRIGGS (1885-1976) BEATRICE BRANCH BRIGGS (1888-1979)

      My grandparents families both came from England to America. The first BRIGGS in he New World was Joseph Briggs, a farrier who was on Block Island in 1757. The BRANCHES were among the first arrivals to America in 1634 in Tauro, MA.

      From New England the families traveled West for several generations always looking for a better life.

      STEPHEN FOSTER BRIGGS was born on a farm in Gary, S.D. near Watertown, S.D. Dec 4,1885. His parents STEHEN A BRIGGS and his wife (FLORA DYER FOSTER), had gone to Watertown in 1880 right after being married. STEPHEN A’s

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