Adele Briscoe Looscan

Adele Lubbock Briscoe Looscan (February 5, 1848 – November 23, 1935) was an American club organizer, writer, and historical preservationist from Harris County, Texas.

[1] Her father was Andrew Briscoe, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Chief Justice of Harris County.

[3] After his death in 1851, Mary Jane Briscoe lost their residence in Mississippi and moved to Anderson, Texas, in 1852.

[1] In February 1885, Looscan started a club at her mother's home in Houston to promote "intellectual and social culture.

Her works caught the attention of Dora Fowler Arthur, editor of Texas Magazine, who offered column space to the DRT in 1896.

In 1915, Eugene C. Barker appointed Looscan to serve as president of the Texas State Historical Commission.

She promoted TSHA's magazine, with a focus on Houston as a base of expansion, approaching Rice Institute and various women's clubs.

[12] Looscan resigned as president of TSHA in 1925, but remained active in the Association for the Preservation of the Historical Landmarks in Texas and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.