The Briscoe Baronetcy, of Bourn Hall, in the Parish of Bourn, in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
. It was created on 12 July 1910 for John James Briscoe. He was a County
Alderman
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, a
Justice of the Peace
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and
Deputy Lieutenant for
Cambridgeshire
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. His eldest son, the second Baronet, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded from birth in 1994, his father having died earlier that year.
Briscoe baronets, of Bourn Hall (1910)
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Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Baronet (1836–1919)
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Sir Alfred Leigh Briscoe, 2nd Baronet (1870–1921)
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Sir John Charlton Briscoe, 3rd Baronet (1874–1960): a
Lumleian Lecturer
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and influential physician
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Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Baronet (1911–1993)
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Sir (John) James Briscoe, 5th Baronet (1951–1994)
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Sir John Geoffrey James Briscoe, 6th Baronet (born 1994)
See also
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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 ...
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