Record #:

12304

Author(s):

Hardesty, Fred

Abstract:

John Branch of Halifax County was the first North Carolinian to serve in a United States Cabinet position. President Andrew Jackson appointed him. He is the only person to be appointed governor of two states. Branch was Secretary of the Navy under Andrew Jackson, governor of North Carolina, and later appointed Florida's first governor by President Tyler. He held numerous other positions at the state and national level.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 3, Aug 1973, p9, 21, por

Subject(s):

Branch, John, 1782-1863