DAKOTA DATEBOOK: Governor Frank Briggs

January 6, 2026 – It was on this day, January 6, 1897 that Frank Briggs was sworn in as North Dakota's fifth governor. But his tenure would prove tragically brief.Frank Arlington Briggs was born on September 15, 1858, to a successful carpenter in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Following school, Briggs' entered the newspaper industry where he prospered as both a printer and editor. Married...