Gerard Brandon | |
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4th and 6th Governor of Mississippi | |
In office July 25, 1826 – January 9, 1832 | |
Lieutenant |
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Preceded by | David Holmes |
Succeeded by | Abram M. Scott |
In office November 17, 1825 – January 7, 1826 | |
Lieutenant | Vacant |
Preceded by | Walter Leake |
Succeeded by | David Holmes |
4th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 7, 1826 – July 25, 1826 | |
Governor | David Holmes |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Abram M. Scott |
In office January 7, 1824 – November 17, 1825 | |
Governor | Walter Leake |
Preceded by | David Dickson |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
4th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office 1822 | |
Preceded by | B. R. Grayson |
Succeeded by | Cowles Mead |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerard Chittocque Brandon September 15, 1788 Natchez, Mississippi Territory |
Died | March 28, 1850 Fort Adams, Mississippi | (aged 61)
Resting place | Columbian Springs Plantation, Wilkinson County, Mississippi |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | |
Gerard Chittocque Brandon (September 15, 1788 – March 28, 1850) was an American political leader who twice served as Governor of Mississippi during its early years of statehood. He was the first native-born governor of Mississippi.