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Gardiner</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_O._Barrows" title="Lewis O. Barrows">Lewis O. 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Wiseman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Charles P. Lemaire</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Register_of_Probate" class="mw-redirect" title="Register of Probate">Register of Probate</a> for <a href="/wiki/Androscoggin_County,_Maine" title="Androscoggin County, Maine">Androscoggin County, Maine</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1909–1913</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Fred O. Watson<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Register_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine''_(1907)30_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Register_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine''_(1907)30-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">James W. Murray<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Public_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912''37_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Public_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912''37-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1876-07-06</span>)</span>July 6, 1876<br /><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Maine" title="Madison, Maine">Madison, Maine</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">February 3, 1948<span style="display:none">(1948-02-03)</span> (aged 71)<br /><a href="/wiki/Falmouth,_Maine" title="Falmouth, Maine">Falmouth, Maine</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Martha "Mattie" Cobb n(m. 1902)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine" title="University of Maine">University of Maine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Attorney</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Louis Jefferson Brann</b> (July 6, 1876 – February 3, 1948) was an American lawyer and political figure. He was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Maine">56th Governor of Maine</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Brann was born in <a href="/wiki/Madison,_Maine" title="Madison, Maine">Madison, Maine</a> to Charles M. Brann and Nancy Lancaster Brann.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended schools in <a href="/wiki/Gardiner,_Maine" title="Gardiner, Maine">Gardiner, Maine</a>. He graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Maine" title="University of Maine">University of Maine</a> in 1898, after which he <a href="/wiki/Reading_law" title="Reading law">studied law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was <a href="/wiki/Admission_to_practice_law" title="Admission to practice law">admitted to the bar</a> in 1902 and began a practice in <a href="/wiki/Lewiston,_Maine" title="Lewiston, Maine">Lewiston</a>. In the late 1920s he formed Brann & Isaacson with Peter A. Isaacson, a law firm which is still in existence (2010). </p><p>On March 8, 1902, Brann married Martha "Mattie" Cobb.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Maine_Marriage_Index"_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Maine_Marriage_Index"-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were the parents of four children—Donald L., Marjorie, Dorothy L., and Nancy E.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government14_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government14-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brann participated widely in local and state government: he was the Androscoggin County Register of Probate (1909-1913);<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a municipal judge (1913–1915);<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mayor of Lewiston (1915–1917 and 1922–1925);<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> member of the <a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">Maine House of Representatives</a> (1919–1920);<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Maine (1924, 1936, 1940 and 1944).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also served a term as chairman of the Maine Democratic Party.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor_of_Maine">Governor of Maine</h2></div> <p>Brann ran successfully for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> in 1932,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was also successful in his re-election bid in 1934.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his administration, a constitutional amendment was sanctioned that secured two million dollars in state bonds for emergency relief during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of an initiative to promote Maine tourism and economic development, Brann entertained many celebrities at <a href="/wiki/Blaine_House" title="Blaine House">Blaine House</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the "Maine Summer Visitors Day" program he started brought notables to Maine including <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> President <a href="/wiki/Emil_Fuchs_(baseball)" title="Emil Fuchs (baseball)">Emil Fuchs</a>, authors <a href="/wiki/Gladys_Hasty_Carroll" title="Gladys Hasty Carroll">Gladys Hasty Carroll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Roberts_(author)" title="Kenneth Roberts (author)">Kenneth Roberts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Ames_Williams" title="Ben Ames Williams">Ben Ames Williams</a>, and singer <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Vallee" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudy Vallee">Rudy Vallee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_years">Later years</h2></div> <p>Brann <a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1936 United States Senate election in Maine">ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1936</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1938.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brann ran unsuccessfully <a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1940 United States Senate election in Maine">for the other Maine Senate seat in 1940</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1942, he was also an unsuccessful candidate for Maine's 1st District seat in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brann was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ,_Scientist" title="Church of Christ, Scientist">Church of Christ, Scientist</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and held membership in <a href="/wiki/Beta_Theta_Pi" title="Beta Theta Pi">Beta Theta Pi</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Pythias" title="Knights of Pythias">Knights of Pythias</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Benevolent_and_Protective_Order_of_Elks" title="Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks">Elks</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_National_Grange_of_the_Order_of_Patrons_of_Husbandry" class="mw-redirect" title="The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry">National Grange</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Lions_Club_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Lions Club International">Lions Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_New_England''173_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_New_England''173-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brann died in Lewiston on February 3, 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was buried at <a href="/wiki/Riverside_Cemetery_(Lewiston,_Maine)" title="Riverside Cemetery (Lewiston, Maine)">Riverside Cemetery</a> in Lewiston.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Lewiston,_Maine" title="List of mayors of Lewiston, Maine">List of mayors of Lewiston, Maine</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government13-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government13_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government13_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government">Historic Lewiston: Its Government</a>, p. 13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Register_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine''_(1907)30-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Register_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine''_(1907)30_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRegister_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine_(1907)"><i>Register of the Executive Department of the State of Maine</i> (1907)</a>, p. 30.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Public_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912''37-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Public_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912''37_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFPublic_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912"><i>Public Documents of the State of Maine for the Year 1912</i></a>, p. 37.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''National_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography''269_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNational_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography"><i>National Cyclopedia of American Biography</i></a>, p. 269.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Maine_Marriage_Index"-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Maine_Marriage_Index"_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Maine_Marriage_Index"">"Maine Marriage Index"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government14-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government14_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government">Historic Lewiston: Its Government</a>, p. 14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"_7-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"">"Biography, Louis J. Brann"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE"Brann,_Louis_J."_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREF"Brann,_Louis_J."">"Brann, Louis J."</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_Our_American_Government''64_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWho's_Who_In_Our_American_Government"><i>Who's Who In Our American Government</i></a>, p. 64.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_New_England''173-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''Who's_Who_In_New_England''173_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWho's_Who_In_New_England"><i>Who's Who In New England</i></a>, p. 173.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWho's_Who_In_Our_American_Government" class="citation book cs1">Fellowship Forum (1935). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=B7IbAQAAMAAJ&q=%22louis%22+%22brann%22+%22maine%22+%22grange%22"><i>Who's Who In Our American Government</i></a>. The Fellowship Forum: Washington, DC.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Who%27s+Who+In+Our+American+Government&rft.place=The+Fellowship+Forum&rft.pub=Washington%2C+DC&rft.date=1935&rft.au=Fellowship+Forum&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DB7IbAQAAMAAJ%26q%3D%2522louis%2522%2B%2522brann%2522%2B%2522maine%2522%2B%2522grange%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHistoric_Lewiston:_Its_Government" class="citation book cs1">Kirk, geneva; Barrows, gridley (1982). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lewistonmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1188"><i>Historic Lewiston: Its Government</i></a>. Auburn, ME: Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Historic+Lewiston%3A+Its+Government&rft.place=Auburn%2C+ME&rft.pub=Central+Maine+Vocational+Technical+Institute&rft.date=1982&rft.aulast=Kirk&rft.aufirst=geneva&rft.au=Barrows%2C+gridley&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewistonmaine.gov%2FDocumentCenter%2FHome%2FView%2F1188&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRegister_of_the_Executive_Department_of_the_State_of_Maine_(1907)" class="citation book cs1">Maine Executive Department (1907). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgRAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30"><i>Register of the Executive Department of the State of Maine</i></a>. Augusta, ME: Kennebec Journal Print.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Register+of+the+Executive+Department+of+the+State+of+Maine&rft.place=Augusta%2C+ME&rft.pub=Kennebec+Journal+Print&rft.date=1907&rft.au=Maine+Executive+Department&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DZgRAAAAAYAAJ%26pg%3DPA30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPublic_Documents_of_the_State_of_Maine_for_the_Year_1912" class="citation book cs1">Maine Executive Department (1914). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=zRvQdd9XU0gC&pg=RA2-PA37"><i>Public Documents of the State of Maine for the Year 1912</i></a>. Vol. II. Waterville, ME: Sentinel Publishing Company.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Public+Documents+of+the+State+of+Maine+for+the+Year+1912&rft.place=Waterville%2C+ME&rft.pub=Sentinel+Publishing+Company&rft.date=1914&rft.au=Maine+Executive+Department&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DzRvQdd9XU0gC%26pg%3DRA2-PA37&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWho's_Who_In_New_England" class="citation book cs1">Marquis, A. N. (1938). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=eDCfwb9RegEC&q=%22+Mem.+K.+P.%2C+Elks%2C+Grange.+Club%3A+Lions+Internat%22"><i>Who's Who In New England</i></a>. Vol. 3. A. N. Marquis: Chicago, IL.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Who%27s+Who+In+New+England&rft.place=A.+N.+Marquis&rft.pub=Chicago%2C+IL&rft.date=1938&rft.aulast=Marquis&rft.aufirst=A.+N.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DeDCfwb9RegEC%26q%3D%2522%2BMem.%2BK.%2BP.%252C%2BElks%252C%2BGrange.%2BClub%253A%2BLions%2BInternat%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNational_Cyclopedia_of_American_Biography" class="citation book cs1">White, James T. (1949). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Ne4pAQAAMAAJ&q=%22brann,+louis+jefferson%22"><i>The National Cyclopedia of American Biography</i></a>. J. T. White: Chicago, IL. p. 269.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+National+Cyclopedia+of+American+Biography&rft.place=J.+T.+White&rft.pages=269&rft.pub=Chicago%2C+IL&rft.date=1949&rft.aulast=White&rft.aufirst=James+T.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DNe4pAQAAMAAJ%26q%3D%2522brann%2C%2Blouis%2Bjefferson%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internet">Internet</h3></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Maine_Marriage_Index"" class="citation web cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ancestry.com">"Lewis J. Brann and Martha "Mattie" K. Cobb in the Maine Marriage Index, 1892-1996"</a></span>. <i>Ancestry.com</i>. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. March 8, 1902<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 8,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Ancestry.com&rft.atitle=Lewis+J.+Brann+and+Martha+%22Mattie%22+K.+Cobb+in+the+Maine+Marriage+Index%2C+1892-1996&rft.date=1902-03-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ancestry.com&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Biography,_Louis_J._Brann"" class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_maine/col2-content/main-content-list/title_brann_louis.html">"Biography, Louis J. Brann"</a>. <i>www.nga.org/</i>. National Governors Association<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 8,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.nga.org%2F&rft.atitle=Biography%2C+Louis+J.+Brann&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nga.org%2Fcms%2Fhome%2Fgovernors%2Fpast-governors-bios%2Fpage_maine%2Fcol2-content%2Fmain-content-list%2Ftitle_brann_louis.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF"Brann,_Louis_J."" class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://maineanencyclopedia.com/louis-j-brann/">"Brann, Louis J."</a> <i>Maine: An Encyclopedia</i>. South Harpswell, ME<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 9,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Maine%3A+An+Encyclopedia&rft.atitle=Brann%2C+Louis+J.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmaineanencyclopedia.com%2Flouis-j-brann%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouis+J.+Brann" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_sources">External sources</h2></div> <ul><li>Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. <i>Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978</i>. Greenwood Press, 1988. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-313-28093-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-313-28093-2">0-313-28093-2</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32239326">Louis J. Brann</a> at <a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Moran_Jr." title="Edward C. Moran Jr.">Edward C. Moran Jr.</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1932_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 Maine gubernatorial election">1932</a>, <a href="/wiki/1934_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1934 Maine gubernatorial election">1934</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/F._Harold_Dubord" title="F. Harold Dubord">F. Harold Dubord</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Frank W. Haskell</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 2</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1936 United States Senate election in Maine">1936</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Fulton_J._Redman" title="Fulton J. Redman">Fulton J. Redman</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/F._Harold_Dubord" title="F. Harold Dubord">F. Harold Dubord</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1938_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="1938 Maine gubernatorial election">1938</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Maine" title="List of United States senators from Maine">U.S. senator from Maine</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 1</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" title="1940 United States Senate election in Maine">1940</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Peter M. MacDonald</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/William_Tudor_Gardiner" title="William Tudor Gardiner">William Tudor Gardiner</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Maine" title="Governor of Maine">Governor of Maine</a> </b><br />1933–1937 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Lewis_O._Barrows" title="Lewis O. Barrows">Lewis O. Barrows</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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