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Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet

1836 – 1919

British baronet

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About Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet

Lived 1836 – 1919 (aged 82).

Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (6 December 1836 – 1 May 1919 ) was a British baronet.

Briscoe was the eldest son of John Briscoe and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Leigh Burrowes. He was appointed as a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for the county.

Briscoe was appointed High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire for the year 1888.

When Cambridgeshire County Council was created in 1889, Briscoe was elected to the council as an alderman at their first meeting.

He was created a baronet, of Bourn Hall, in the Parish of Bourn, in the County of Cambridge on 12 July 1910.

Briscoe married Ellen Charlton, only daughter of Alfred Charlton on 11 June 1863 and had by her seven children, three daughters and four sons.

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Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
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Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet?

British baronet (1835–1919)

When was Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet born?

Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet was born on 6 December 1836.

When did Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet die?

Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet died on 1 May 1919.

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· Wikipedia: Sir John Briscoe, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7527624

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