William Briggs | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Briggs,_William,_Reverend.jpg) Briggs in 1868 | |
| Born | 9 September 1836 Banbridge, Ireland |
| Died | 5 November 1922 (aged 86) Port Credit, Ontario, Canada |
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William Briggs (9 September 1836 – 5 November 1922) was an Irish-born Canadian Methodist minister and publisher. His popularity as a preacher led him to become pastor of Metropolitan Church in Toronto. As book steward from 1879 to 1918 the Methodist Book and Publishing House became one of Canada's most prominent publishing houses; after he stepped down it was renamed Ryerson Press.