Record #:

15852

Author(s):

Sadler, W. J.

Abstract:

John Branch of Halifax County served three one-year terms as Governor. Like many of his predecessors he fought for education but received little support from the legislature. He had been a member of the NC House and Senate before becoming Governor and was later elected to Congress. He was Secretary of the Navy in President Jackson's administration and the last Governor of the Territory of Florida and the first acting Governor of the State of Florida.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 26, Nov 1935, p6

Subject(s):

Governors