Briscoe Baronets
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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. It was created on 12 July 1910 for John James Briscoe. He was a County Alderman
, a Justice of the Peace
and Deputy Lieutenant
for Cambridgeshire
. His eldest son, the second Baronet, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. As of 2009 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.
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
, a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
for Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. His eldest son, the second Baronet, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. As of 2009 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)
- Sir John James Briscoe, 1st Baronet (1836-1919)
- Sir Alfred Leigh Briscoe, 2nd Baronet (1870-1921)
- Sir John Charlton Briscoe, 3rd Baronet (1874-1960)
- Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Baronet (1911-1993)
- Sir (John) James Briscoe, 5th Baronet (1951-1994)
- Sir John Geoffrey James Briscoe, 6th Baronet (b. 1994)