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Palmer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#621.97.08">Katherine Branch Tudhope</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="408.55.00">Branch, (need first name)</a></b> — of Kalamazoo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/KZ-lived.html">Kalamazoo County</a>, Mich. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/kalamazoo.html">mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich.</a>, 1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="527.13.08">Branch, Alfred</a></b> — of Rockport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/SP-lived.html">Spencer County</a>, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/IN.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/IN.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="294.55.53">Branch, Anthony Martin</a> (1823-1867)</b> — of Texas. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/BC-born.html">Buckingham County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1823/07-16.html">July 16, 1823</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a>, 1859; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/stsen.html">Texas state senate</a>, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/ccrep.html">Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress</a>, 1864-65. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/yellow-fever.html">yellow fever</a>, in Huntsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/WK-died.html">Walker County</a>, Tex., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1867/10-03.html">October 3, 1867</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/44.html">44 years, 79 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/WK-buried.html#cms02495">Oakwood Cemetery</a>, Huntsville, Tex. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="981.04.79">Branch, Claude R.</a></b> — of Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/RI.html">1940</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="953.27.94">Branch, Dan</a> (born c.1958)</b> — of Austin, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TV-lived.html">Travis County</a>, Tex. Born about 1958. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 3rd District, 1991; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 108th District; elected 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/2004/TX.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="819.73.65">Branch, Darwin Austen</a></b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/tampa.html">Mayor of Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1856, 1857-58. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="502.44.53">Branch, David R.</a></b> — of Rochester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/MO-lived.html">Monroe County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1972/NY.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="380.56.49">Branch, Donald</a></b> — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/NC.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Branch, Drew</b> <i>See</i> <a href="#648.13.71">T. Drew Branch</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="485.25.80">Branch, E. E.</a></b> — of Ionia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IO-lived.html">Ionia County</a>, Mich. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Minister</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/ionia.html">mayor of Ionia, Mich.</a>, 1911. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="333.51.04">Branch, Edward</a></b> — of Jackson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/HI-lived.html">Hinds County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/ofc/jackson.html#2">Jackson, Miss.</a>, 1831-32. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="921.72.86">Branch, Edward</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, N.J. The New Frontier candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Essex County, 1963. Still living as of 1963. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="367.04.08">Branch, Edward Thomas</a> (1811-1861)</b> — of Liberty, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/LI-lived.html">Liberty County</a>, Tex. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-born.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1811/12-11.html">December 11, 1811</a>. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/rhse.html">Texas Republic House of Representatives</a>, 1836-38; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a>, 1846. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1861/09-04.html">September 4, 1861</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/49.html">49 years, 267 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/LI-buried.html#cms05353">a private or family graveyard</a>, Liberty County, Tex. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="275.12.51">Branch, Emil</a></b> — of Hurley, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SD/TU-lived.html">Turner County</a>, S.Dak. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1900/SD.html">1900</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="096.16.54">Branch, Emmett Forest</a> (1874-1932)</b> — also known as <b>Emmett F. Branch</b> — of Martinsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MR-lived.html">Morgan County</a>, Ind. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/05-16.html">May 16, 1874</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/sthse.html">Indiana state house of representatives</a>, 1903-09; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/ltgov.html">Lieutenant Governor of Indiana</a>, 1921-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/IN.html">1924</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Indiana</a>, 1924-25. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/02-23.html">February 23, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/57.html">57 years, 283 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/MR-buried.html#cms07947">Hilldale Cemetery</a>, Martinsville, Ind. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/emmett-forrest-branch/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8636">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="586.48.95">Branch, George Harvey</a> (b. 1870)</b> — also known as <b>George H. Branch</b> — of Grand Isle, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/GI-lived.html">Grand Isle County</a>, Vt. Born in Potsdam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/SL-born.html">St. Lawrence County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/02-27.html">February 27, 1870</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/physician.html">Physician</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/GI-officials.html">Grand Isle County Auditor</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a> from Grand Isle, 1910; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/stsen.html">Vermont state senate</a> from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/VT.html">1924</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/protestant.html">Protestant</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/ama.html">American Medical Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-templar.html">Knights Templar</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1902/06-04.html">June 4, 1902</a>, to Mattie B. Hazen.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="441.73.29">Branch, George W.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TI-lived.html">Tift County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from Tift County, 1939-44. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="122.22.40">Branch, Glover</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/LA-lived.html">Lafayette County</a>, Mo. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/sthse.html">Missouri state house of representatives</a> from Lafayette County, 1905-06, 1909-10. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="617.97.34">Branch, Greg</a></b> — of Saginaw, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/SG-lived.html">Saginaw County</a>, Mich. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/saginaw.html">Mayor of Saginaw, Mich.</a>, 2009-13. Still living as of 2013. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="740.47.37">Branch, H. B.</a></b> — of St. Joseph, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/BU-lived.html">Buchanan County</a>, Mo. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1860/MO.html">1860</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="530.36.46">Branch, Harrison B.</a></b> — of Kansas City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Mo. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/ofc/kansascity.html#2">Kansas City, Mo.</a>, 1866-67. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="735.86.71">Branch, Joe M.</a></b> — of Davisboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/WA-lived.html">Washington County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/GA.html">1940</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="433.58.63">Branch, John, Jr.</a> (1782-1863)</b> — of Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-lived.html">Halifax County</a>, N.C. Born in Halifax, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-born.html">Halifax County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1782/11-04.html">November 4, 1782</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/stsen.html">North Carolina state senate</a>, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Carolina</a>, 1817-20; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/judicial.html#z">federal judge</a>, 1822; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/ussen.html">U.S. Senator from North Carolina</a>, 1823-29; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/offices/cabinet.html">U.S. Secretary of the Navy</a>, 1829-31; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 5th District, 1831-33; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/cncn.html">delegate to North Carolina state constitutional convention</a>, 1835; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/trgv.html">Governor of Florida Territory</a>, 1844-45. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Slaveowner. Died of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/pneumonia.html">pneumonia</a>, in Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-died.html">Halifax County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1863/01-04.html">January 4, 1863</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 61 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-buried.html#cms03824">Elmwood Cemetery</a>, Enfield, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch; married to Elizabeth Fort and Eliza Jordan; uncle of <a href="#384.00.59">Lawrence O'Bryan Branch</a>; granduncle of <a href="#230.61.82">William Augustus Blount Branch</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10147.html">Branch family</a> of Enfield, North Carolina.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/BN.html">Branch County, Mich.</a> is named for him.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The World War II <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-ships.html">Liberty ship</a> <i>SS John Branch</i> (built 1943 at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/NH-names.html">Wilmington, North Carolina</a>; sold 1947, scrapped 1962) was <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000763">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401722">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/john-branch/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Branch">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8586661">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="088.71.38">Branch, John B.</a></b> — Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 129th District, 1998. Still living as of 1998. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="446.31.78">Branch, Jonathan K.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland. Still living as of 2012. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="727.18.04">Branch, Joseph</a></b> — of Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-lived.html">Halifax County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/NC.html">1956</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="589.48.25">Branch, L. C.</a></b> — of California. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/asmbly.html">California state assembly</a> 5th District, 1881-83. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="385.14.34">Branch, L. W.</a></b> — of Quitman, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BO-lived.html">Brooks County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912/GA.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="384.00.59">Branch, Lawrence O'Bryan</a> (1820-1862)</b> — also known as <b>Lawrence O'B. Branch</b> — of Raleigh, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-lived.html">Wake County</a>, N.C. Born in Enfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/HL-born.html">Halifax County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1820/11-28.html">November 28, 1820</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 4th District, 1855-61; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/civil-war.html">Killed</a> in the battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/WA-died.html">Washington County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1862/09-17.html">September 17, 1862</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/41.html">41 years, 293 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-buried.html#cms01728">City Cemetery</a>, Raleigh, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Father of <a href="#230.61.82">William Augustus Blount Branch</a>; nephew of <a href="#433.58.63">John Branch Jr.</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10147.html">Branch family</a> of Enfield, North Carolina.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000764">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401723">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="315.17.71">Branch, Norris H.</a> (1871-1910)</b> — of Jackson, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Mich. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1871/index.html">1871</a>. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Jackson County 1st District, 1901-02; defeated, 1904; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/stsen.html">Michigan state senate</a> 10th District, 1908. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/index.html">1910</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/39.html">about 39 years</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/JA-buried.html#cms00205">Mt. Evergreen Cemetery</a>, Jackson, Mich. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/14942397">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="106.27.71">Branch, Oliver Ernesto</a> (b. 1847)</b> — also known as <b>Oliver E. Branch</b> — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in Madison, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LA-born.html">Lake County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1847/07-19.html">July 19, 1847</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; general counsel, Boston & Maine <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a>, 1887, 1889; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire</a>, 1894-98. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/english.html">English</a> ancestry. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-upsilon.html">Delta Upsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-beta-kappa.html">Phi Beta Kappa</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Witter Branch and Lucy J. (Bartram) Branch; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1878/10-17.html">October 17, 1878</a>, to Sarah M. Chase; father of <a href="#066.69.19">Oliver Winslow Branch</a>.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="066.69.19">Branch, Oliver Winslow</a> (b. 1879)</b> — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Born in New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-born.html">New York County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/10-04.html">October 4, 1879</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spju.html">justice of New Hampshire state supreme court</a>, 1926-46; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court</a>, 1946-49. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/congregationalist.html">Congregationalist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/rotary.html">Rotary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/delta-upsilon.html">Delta Upsilon</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#106.27.71">Oliver Ernesto Branch</a> and Sarah Maria (Chase) Branch; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/11-23.html">November 23, 1910</a>, to Isabel Dow Hogle.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="638.40.67">Branch, R. W.</a></b> — of North Emporia, Greensville County (now part of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/em-lived.html">Emporia</a>), Va.; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/em-lived.html">Emporia</a>, Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/VA.html">1936</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/VA.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="106.99.66">Branch, Ralph M.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/WA-lived.html">Washtenaw County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Washtenaw County 1st District, 1946. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="701.11.07">Branch, Reginald</a></b> — of Burlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/BU-lived.html">Burlington County</a>, N.J. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/NJcc nBU">U.S. Collector of Customs</a>, 1909. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="802.68.61">Branch, Robert D.</a></b> — of New Hampshire. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire</a>, 1949. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="663.39.91">Branch, Rufus</a></b> — of Pecan Point, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/MS-lived.html">Mississippi County</a>, Ark.; Joiner, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AR/MS-lived.html">Mississippi County</a>, Ark. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/AR.html">1960</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/AR.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="236.65.15">Branch, Samuel A.</a></b> — of Apex, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/WK-lived.html">Wake County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/apex.html#2">Apex, N.C.</a>, 1918-22. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="600.47.27">Branch, Sherwood W.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-lived.html">Richmond</a>, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/VA.html">2000</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/VA.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="648.13.71">Branch, T. Drew</a></b> — of Sumatra, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LI-lived.html">Liberty County</a>, Fla. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/stsen.html">Florida state senate</a> 5th District, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="911.80.04">Branch, Talmadge</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ofc/sthse.html">Maryland state house of delegates</a> District 45; elected 1998; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2000/MD.html">2000</a>. Still living as of 2000. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="702.48.36">Branch, Theldon R. III</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/sthse.html">Texas state house of representatives</a> 132nd District, 1994. Still living as of 1994. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="868.37.92">Branch, Thelma</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/MD-lived.html">McDowell County</a>, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from McDowell County, 1964. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1964. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="534.60.68">Branch, Thomas</a> (1802-1888)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/pb-lived.html">Petersburg</a>, Va. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/CF-born.html">Chesterfield County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1802/12-23.html">December 23, 1802</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/merchant.html">Merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/seccn.html">delegate to Virginia secession convention</a> from Petersburg city, 1861. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-died.html">Richmond</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/11-15.html">November 15, 1888</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/85.html">85 years, 328 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/pb-buried.html#cms01236">Blandford Cemetery</a>, Petersburg, Va. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Thomas Branch and Mary (Patteson) Branch.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11256158">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="278.09.60">Branch, Tobie</a></b> — of Cleveland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/PW-lived.html">Pawnee County</a>, Okla. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1976/OK.html">1976</a>. Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="014.88.88">Branch, William</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, N.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/comm.html">North Carolina house of commons</a> from Franklin County, 1828-30. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="185.84.35">Branch, William</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/RA-lived.html">Ramsey County</a>, Minn. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/trhs.html">Minnesota territorial House of Representatives</a> 2nd District, 1857; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MN/ofc/sthse.html">Minnesota state house of representatives</a> District 1, 1866. Burial location unknown. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?ID=11352">Minnesota Legislator record</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="230.61.82">Branch, William Augustus Blount</a> (1847-1910)</b> — also known as <b>William A. B. Branch</b> — of Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BE-lived.html">Beaufort County</a>, N.C. Born in Tallahassee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LO-born.html">Leon County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1847/02-26.html">February 26, 1847</a>. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from North Carolina</a> 1st District, 1891-95; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1890. Died in Washington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BE-died.html">Beaufort County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1910/11-18.html">November 18, 1910</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/63.html">63 years, 265 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BE-buried.html#cms00521">Oakdale Cemetery</a>, Washington, N.C.; cenotaph at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WA/CL-buried.html# ">Jefferson Davis Highway Monument</a>, Ridgefield, Wash. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="#384.00.59">Lawrence O'Bryan Branch</a>; grandnephew of <a href="#433.58.63">John Branch Jr.</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"> <i>Political family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10147.html">Branch family</a> of Enfield, North Carolina.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000765">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401724">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/8047840">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="673.66.51">Branch, William McKinley</a></b> — also known as <b>William M. Branch</b> — of Forkland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/GR-lived.html">Greene County</a>, Ala. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/AL.html">1968</a>; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama. Still living as of 1968. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckiernan-mckinne.html#894.85.64">William McKinley</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="133.07.26">Branch, Wilson</a></b> — Peace and Freedom candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from California</a> 11th District, 1982. 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