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1 Education  





2 Business career  





3 Voluntary service  





4 Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire  





5 High Sheriff of Cheshire  





6 Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire  





7 Charities  





8 Honours  



8.1  Scholastic  







9 References  














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Thomas David Briggs CVO MBE KStJ (born 25 August 1946, Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British businessman based in Cheshire, England. He served as the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire until August 2021.

Education[edit]

He was educated at the Charterhouse School. He then received a First Class Honours Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of St Andrews. He then received an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Business career[edit]

He has lived in Cheshire since 1979. He was managing director and then Chairman of Dawsons Music until 2018. He and his family have lived at Dukenfield HallinMobberley since 1987.[1]

Voluntary service[edit]

He has volunteered with the St John Ambulance since 1975. He has been chairman and then President of Warrington Youth Club since 1980.

Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire[edit]

He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the CountyofCheshire on 9 July 2003.[2] This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for Life.

High Sheriff of Cheshire[edit]

He served as the High Sheriff of Cheshire from 2006 to 2007.

Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire[edit]

He was appointed as Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire on 7 March 2010.[3][4]

As Lord Lieutenant He also served as Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire.

Charities[edit]

David Briggs is personally involved with the following Charities as Lord Lieutenant.

Honours[edit]



Ribbon Description Notes
Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Order of St John (K.StJ)
  • Knight of Justice
  • 2 February 2011
  • [19]
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK version of this medal
Service Medal of the Order of St John
  • With 2 Gold Bars
  • 13 December 2016
  • [20][21]
  • 2nd Gold Bar 13 July 2021
  • [22]

Scholastic[edit]

Honorary Degrees
Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address
 England 2009 University of Chester Master of Arts (MA) [24] Yes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pennington, Josh (11 June 2018). "The Queen's Cheshire representative David Briggs talks about his role". The Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  • ^ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of Cheshire". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ Wilson, James (23 February 2010). "Mobberley man takes up role as Lord Lieutenant". The Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  • ^ "Crown Office". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ "The Active Cheshire Trustees, Patrons and Ambassadors". Active Cheshire. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "The CCA Team". Cheshire Commonwealth Association. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Trustees". Cheshire Community Foundation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Meet The Team". Cheshire Connect. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Cheshire CCC Committee & Contacts". Cheshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Our Patrons". Shropshire Staffordshire and Cheshire Blood Bikes. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Meet The Team". East Cheshire Hospice. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Governance". Vision Support. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  • ^ "Meet The Board – Onside Warrington Youth Club (WYC)". Warrington Youth Club. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • ^ "Welcome to our new Patron David Briggs | Platform For Life". 23 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • ^ "Her Majesty's Lord- Lieutenant of Cheshire". The Cheshire Lieutenancy. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • ^ "The Royal Victorian Order Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ "CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ "The London Gazette 31 December 2008". The London Gazette. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  • ^ "Order of St John". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ "Lord-Lieutenant receives overdue Service Medal". St John Priory of England and the Islands. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • ^ Hirst, Lauren (15 December 2016). "Night of celebration for adult unit and cadets of St John Ambulance". The Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  • ^ Farrington, Jessica (13 July 2021). "St John Day goes ahead as Winsford volunteers receive medals". The Winsford and Middlewich Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  • ^ "Army Cadet Force". The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  • ^ "Honorary Graduates 2009". University of Chester. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  • Honorary titles
    Preceded by

    Carolin Mary Paton-Smith

    High Sheriff of Cheshire
    20062007
    Succeeded by

    Nicholas Walter Bromley-Davenport

    Preceded by

    Sir William Bromley-Davenport

    Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire
    7 March 201025 August 2021
    Succeeded by

    Alexis Redmond

    Preceded by

    Sir William Bromley-Davenport

    Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire
    7 March 201025 August 2021
    Succeeded by

    Alexis Redmond

  • Biography
  • icon Cheshire

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Briggs_(Lord_Lieutenant)&oldid=1209467847"

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