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See also
Branch
Tanner Archer —
Clay
Stone Briggs —
Oscar
Branch Colquitt —
Frederick
Preston Cone —
William
Branch Giles —
Reuben
J. Palmer —
Katherine
Branch Tudhope |
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Branch, (need first name) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Alfred —
of Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Branch, Anthony Martin
(1823-1867) —
of Texas.
Born in Buckingham
County, Va., July 16,
1823.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1859; member of Texas
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Representative
from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Died of yellow
fever, in Huntsville, Walker
County, Tex., October
3, 1867 (age 44 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Huntsville, Tex.
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Branch, Claude R. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode
Island, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Dan (born c.1958) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born about 1958.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1991; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Branch, Darwin Austen —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Mayor
of Tampa, Fla., 1856, 1857-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, David R. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Branch, Donald —
of North Carolina.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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| | Branch,
Drew See T. Drew Branch |
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Branch, E. E. —
of Ionia, Ionia
County, Mich.
Republican. Minister;
candidate for mayor of
Ionia, Mich., 1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Edward Thomas
(1811-1861) —
of Liberty, Liberty
County, Tex.
Born in Richmond,
Va., December
11, 1811.
Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1836-38; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1846.
Died September
4, 1861 (age 49 years, 267
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Liberty County, Tex.
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Branch, Emil —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Emmett Forest
(1874-1932) —
also known as Emmett F. Branch —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born May 16,
1874.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1903-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1921-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1924;
Governor
of Indiana, 1924-25.
Died February
23, 1932 (age 57 years, 283
days).
Interment at Hilldale
Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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Branch, George Harvey (b.
1870) —
also known as George H. Branch —
of Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., February
27, 1870.
Son of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch.
Republican. Physician;
Grand
Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of
Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, George W. —
of Tift
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1939-44.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, H. B. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Joe M. —
of Davisboro, Washington
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, John (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Enfield, N.C.
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Branch, Joseph —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Branch, L. C. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1881-83.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, L. W. —
of Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan
(1820-1862) —
also known as Lawrence O'B. Branch —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., November
28, 1820.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1855-61; general
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in the battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Washington
County, Md., September
17, 1862 (age 41 years, 293
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Branch, Norris H.
(1871-1910) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in 1871.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1901-02; defeated, 1904; candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1908.
Died in 1910
(age about
39 years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Branch, Oliver Ernesto (b.
1847) —
also known as Oliver E. Branch —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Madison, Lake
County, Ohio, July 19,
1847.
Son of William Witter Branch and Lucy J. (Bartram) Branch.
Lawyer;
general counsel, Boston & Maine Railroad;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1887, 1889; U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
English
ancestry. Member, Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Oliver Winslow (b.
1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Son of Oliver Ernesto Branch and Sarah Maria
(Chase) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, R. W. —
of Emporia,
Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1944.
Still living as of 1944.
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Branch, Ralph M. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1946.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Reginald —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, Robert D. —
of New Hampshire.
U.S.
Attorney for New Hampshire, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Branch, Rufus —
of Pecan Point, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Branch, Sherwood W. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Branch, T. Drew —
of Sumatra, Liberty
County, Fla.
Member of Florida
state senate 5th District, 1947.
Still living as of 1947.
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Branch, Talmadge —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 45; elected 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Branch, Thomas
(1802-1888) —
of Petersburg,
Va.
Born in Chesterfield
County, Va., December
23, 1802.
Son of Thomas Branch and Mary (Patteson) Branch.
Merchant;
banker;
delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in Richmond,
Va., November
15, 1888 (age 85 years, 328
days).
Interment at Blandford
Cemetery, Petersburg, Va.
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Branch, William —
of Ramsey
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1857; member
of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1866.
Burial
location unknown.
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Branch, William Augustus Blount
(1847-1910) —
also known as William A. B. Branch —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., February
26, 1847.
Son of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1891-95; member
of North Carolina state legislature.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., November
18, 1910 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.; cenotaph at Jefferson Davis Highway Monument, Ridgefield, Wash.
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Branch, William McKinley —
National Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,
1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Branch, Wilson —
Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 11th District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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