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- In February 1879 Briggs was elected book steward of the Methodist Book and Publishing House, a small religious bookstore that did a small amount of publishing.
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William Briggs (publisher) 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 ...
In February 1879, as part of a reorganization of the church’s publishing wing in Toronto, the Methodist Book and Publishing House, Briggs was elected book steward, or business manager.
- Danielle Hamelin
- BRIGGS, WILLIAM
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 15
Feb 7, 2006 · William Briggs. Trade-publishing operation of the Methodist Book and Publishing House (later Ryerson Press), Toronto. It was directed by William Briggs (b Banbridge, Ireland, 1836, d Port Credit, Ont, 1922), a clergyman who served 1879-1919 as book steward of the Methodist Book and Publishing House.
Apr 12, 2011 · In February 1879, as part of a reorganization of the church's publishing wing in Toronto, the Methodist Book and Publishing House, Briggs was elected book steward, or business manager.
- Chuck Whiting
Apr 9, 2019 · After William Briggs's accession to the office of Book Steward of the Methodist Book and Publishing House in June 1879, book publish-ing became more prominent among the House's activities and its commitment to Canadian writing more explicit. W. Stewart Wal-lace's checklist, The Ryerson Imprint, records an annual average output of eighteen books ...
Fallis’s immediate predecessor, the Reverend William Briggs (1836-1922), had held the position of book steward for forty years, during which time he expanded the entire business considerably and imprinted the name “William Briggs” on the consciousness of two generations of Canadian booksellers and readers. The Ryerson Press represented a ...
From 1879-1919, William Briggs became the book steward and the publisher, under the Methodist Book and Publishing House. Samuel W. Fallis took over in 1919 as book steward. In 1925, 70% of the Presbyterians, the Congregationalist and the Methodists merged to formed The United Church of Canada.
