Halifax County NcArchives Obituaries.....Branch, John 5 1863
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The Raleigh Standard: 14 Jan. 1863
The Raleigh Standard: 14 Jan. 1863
        HONORABLE JOHN BRANCH
   This distinguished citizen died at his summer residence, Enfield, Halifax 
County, in this State on the 4th inst., at the advanced age of 80 years. He 
was a member of the Legislature of this State as early as 1811; in 1817 he was 
elected Governor of this State; in 1823, he was elected to the U. S. Senate, 
and in 1828 he was appointed by GENERAL JACKSON, Secretary of the Navy. All 
these positions he filled with honor. He retired from publlic life when about 
60 years of age and removed to Florida, and was appointed Governor of that 
Territory by President Tyler in 1843. Most of his summers since he spent at 
Enfield in his native country.

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