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William E. Briscoe
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Cecil County district
In office
1931–1937
Personal details
BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died (aged 69)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Resting placeBethel Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Ann Oakford
(died 1906)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer

William E. Briscoe (died August 18, 1938) was an American politician and farmer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1931 to 1937.

Early life

William E. Briscoe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Career

Briscoe worked as the head of a department store in Philadelphia.[2] Around 1913, Briscoe bought a farm near Town Point, Maryland, and moved there. He worked there as a farmer until his death.[1][3]

Briscoe was a Democratic. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1931 to 1937.[4]

He also worked as superintendent of Town Point Methodist Episcopal Sunday school.[1]

Personal life

Briscoe married twice.[1] He married Ann Oakford. She died in 1906.[5]

Briscoe died on August 18, 1938, aged 69, at Homeopathic Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. He was buried at Bethel Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "William E. Briscoe". The Midland Journal. August 26, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "William E. Briscoe". Wilmington Morning News. August 20, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "William E. Briscoe Dies". The Evening Sun. August 19, 1938. p. 32. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 1, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mrs. Ann Oakford Briscoe". Cecil Whig. September 15, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon