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Brisco (other)
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Brisco may refer to: * Brisco (surname) * Brisco, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada * Brisco, Cumbria, a community in Cumbria, England * Brisco, Indiana, an extinct town in Warren County, Indiana, United States * Biblical Research Institute Science Council (BRISCO), a Seventh-day Adventist group * Brisco, lead character in ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'', a 1993 American TV show * Brisco (rapper), real name British Alexander Mitchell * Brisco baronets See also * Briscoe (other) Briscoe may refer to: Placenames * Briscoe, Missouri * Briscoe, Texas, USA * Briscoe, West Virginia, USA * Briscoe County, Texas * Briscoe, Cumbria, England Other * Briscoe (automotive company), defunct American automobile manufacturer * Briscoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco (surname)
Brisco is an English surname. It derives either from Brisco, Cumbria, Brisco in Cumbria or East Briscoe, Briscoe in County Durham. Notable people with the surname include: *Brisco baronets in Great Britain *Gerald Brisco (born 1946), American wrestler *Jack Brisco (1941–2010), American wrestler, brother of Gerald, uncle of Wes *John Brisco Ray (1902–1973), English diver *Khai Brisco (born 2000), American soccer player *Mikiah Brisco (born 1996), American sprint runner *Musgrave Brisco (1791–1854), British Conservative politician *Neil Brisco (born 1978), English football player *Robert Brisco (1928–2004), Canadian politician *Robert Brisco Earée (1846–1928), English priest and philatelist *Valerie Brisco-Hooks (born 1960), American sprint runner *Wes Brisco (born 1983), American wrestler, son of Gerald See also *Briscoe (surname) References {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco, British Columbia
Brisco is an unincorporated community on the east shore of the Columbia River, in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The locality, on BC Highway 95, is by road about north of Cranbrook and southeast of Golden. Name origin The adoption most likely derives from the Brisco Range, the name recorded on an 1863 map. Capt. Arthur Brisco, 11th Hussars, a hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade, was a friend of John Palliser, whom he joined on the 1858–59 expedition. Daniel (Danny) Campbell, who arrived in the late 1880s, was the inaugural postmaster 1895–1898; 1901–1920. The 1898 voters' list combined all residents as Galena. The 1907 list comprised separate sections for Spillimacheen, Brisco, and Galena (the undefined area spanning the gap). Initially called Columbia Valley, the post office was renamed Brisco in 1899. Mining In 1893, Capt. Francis Armstrong staked two claims (named after his daughters Ruth and Charlotte) at the head of Vermont Creek, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco, Cumbria
Brisco or Birksceugh is a village in the civil parish of St Cuthbert Without, in the Carlisle district, in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located a few miles south of the city of Carlisle, near Junction 42 of the M6 motorway. There is St Ninian's well in the village. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 the township had a population of 323. History The name "Brisco" means "wood of the (Strathclyde) Britons", Brisco was recorded as "Brethesco" in the 1203 Pipe Rolls. The village is one of the possible sources of the surname Brisco. Brisco railway station served the village. See also *Listed buildings in St Cuthbert Without St Cuthbert Without is a civil parish in the Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It contains 43 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three ... References External links Cumbria County History Trust: Carlisle : St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco, Indiana
Brisco (or Briscoe) was a small town in Pine Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It began in the 1850s and gained a one-room school in 1856, which operated until 1929. In 1930 the school building became a general store run for more than 50 years by local resident Jim Marquess. Never more than a tiny hamlet, Brisco almost entirely disappeared during the 20th century. A cemetery northeast of town still bears the name. Geography Brisco is located along Old US 41, about a quarter mile east of the intersection of County Road 650 North with U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 (US 41), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, ... and roughly 9 miles north-northwest of the county seat of Williamsport. Mud Pine Creek flows just east of the site. References * Warren County Historical So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biblical Research Institute Science Council
The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and leadership, as well as doctrinal matters. The General Conference, which is overseen by an executive committee and an elected President of the General Conference, is the administrative head of the global church. The denomination is organized in a representative form of church government, which means authority arises from the membership of local churches. In addition to administering their own congregations, churches send representatives to vote on matters and leaders in a shared local unit of administration. They vote also on who will represent them in a large area, with further representation selected at each successively larger administrative region. Finally, the General Conference elects the executive committee and officers who hold i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr
''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'', often referred to as just ''Brisco'' or ''Brisco County'', is an American weird western Weird West (aka Weird Western) is a term used for the hybrid genres of fantasy Western, horror Western and science fiction Western. The term originated with DC's '' Weird Western Tales'' in 1972, but the idea is older as the genres have bee ... television series created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse. It ran for 27 episodes on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network starting in the 1993–94 United States network television schedule, 1993–94 season. Set in the American Old West, American West of 1893, the series follows its Brisco County, Jr. (character), title character, a Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter hired by a group of wealthy industrialists to track and capture outlaw John Bly and his gang. Bruce Campbell plays Brisco, who is joined by a colorful group of supporting characters, including Julius Carry as fellow bount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco (rapper)
British Alexander Mitchell (born June 28, 1982), who performs under the stage name Brisco, is an American rapper. Early life Mitchell grew up in Miami, Florida. His mother died when he was 9, and four years later, at age 13, his brother was killed in a car accident; he then migrated to Opa-Locka, Florida. At age 14, the troubled teen's cousin introduced him to his best friend, E-Class, the founder of Poe Boy Entertainment. Music career Mitchell met Poe Boy Entertainment founder E-Class in 1997. E-Class encouraged him to express his life hardships through rap. In 2006, Mitchell, under stage name Brisco, did guest performances on tracks from DJ Khaled's '' Listennn... the Album'' ("The Future of Dade") and Rick Ross's ''Port of Miami'' ("I'm a G", also with Lil Wayne). Lil Wayne signed Brisco to Cash Money Records in November that year. Brisco began recording an album for Poe Boy and Cash Money, ''Street Medicine'', in 2007 which resulted in popular records such as "I'm Into Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisco Baronets
The Brisco Baronetcy, of Crofton Place in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 11 July 1782 for John Brisco, with remainder, failing male issue of his own, to his brother Horton and the heirs male of his body. Brisco had earlier served as Sheriff of Cumberland. The title descended from father to son until the death of his great-great-grandson, the fifth Baronet, in 1922. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin, the sixth Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Baronet. This line of the family failed on the death of the latter's son, the eighth Baronet, in 1995. The late Baronet is believed to have been succeeded by his first cousin, the presumed ninth and (as of 2007) present holder of the title who lives in Southland Southland may refer to: Places Canada * Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia New Zealand * Southland Region, a region of New Zealand * Southland Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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