John Branch

John Branch
Territorial Governor of Florida
In office
August 11, 1844 – June 25, 1845
Preceded byRichard K. Call
Succeeded byWilliam Dunn Moseley
(as Governor of Florida)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 2nd district
In office
May 12, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byWillis Alston
Succeeded byJesse Bynum
8th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 9, 1829 – May 12, 1831
PresidentAndrew Jackson
Preceded bySamuel L. Southard
Succeeded byLevi Woodbury
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 9, 1829
Preceded byMontfort Stokes
Succeeded byBedford Brown
19th Governor of North Carolina
In office
December 6, 1817 – December 7, 1820
Preceded byWilliam Miller
Succeeded byJesse Franklin
Personal details
Born(1782-11-04)November 4, 1782
Halifax, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 1863(1863-01-04) (aged 80)
Enfield, North Carolina, C.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (before 1825)
Jacksonian (1825–1837)
Democratic (1837–1863)
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Forte (Deceased 1854)
Mary Jordan Bond
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
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John Branch Jr. (November 4, 1782 – January 4, 1863) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, the 19th Governor of the state of North Carolina, and was the sixth and last governor of the Florida Territory.