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- ↑ "John Hanson Briscoe, Maryland Circuit Court Judge". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "The John Hanson Briscoe Historical Project". Baldwin, Briscoe & Steinmetz, P.C. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ↑ McDonough, Megan (2014-01-06). "John Hanson Briscoe, former speaker of the Maryland House and circuit court judge, dies". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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