Complex sentence: Ebenezer N. Briggs (November 1,1801--January 26,1873) was a Vermont lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and President Pro Tem of the Vermont Senate.
Split into simpler sentences: Ebenezer N. Briggs (November 1,1801--January 26,1873) was a American lawyer and politician in the U.S. state of Vermont. He served as the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and as President Pro Tem of the Vermont Senate.