John Hanson Briscoe, former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and St. Mary’s County Circuit Court Judge, 79, of Hollywood, MD, died peacefully January 1, 2014 at his home attended by his family. He was born April 10, 1934, in Leonardtown, Maryland to the late John H. T. Briscoe and Hilda Maddox Briscoe. He attended St. Mary’s Academy, Mount St. Mary’s College where he was a pitcher for the baseball team, and both the University of Maryland and the University of Baltimore Schools of Law and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1960. In 1962, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates and served as Chairman of several committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, Environmental Matters Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee before being elected by the General Assembly as its Speaker from 1973 – 1979. Upon his return to St. Mary’s County, he continued in the private practice of law with James A. Kenney, III, and Marvin S. Kaminetz until his appointment to Circuit Court Judge in 1986. He retired from the judiciary in 2002 to enjoy his time with family and friends. As President of Historic Sotterley Foundation, he was dedicated to Sotterley’s […]
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