The Branches
- John Branch (1782–1863), North Carolina State Senator 1811-1817 1822, Governor of North Carolina 1817-1820, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1823-1829, U.S. Secretary of the Navy 1829-1831, U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1831-1833, Governor of Florida 1844-1845. Uncle of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch.
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820–1862), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1855-1861. Nephew of John Branch.
- William A.B. Branch (1847–1910), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1891-1895. Son of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch.
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820–1862), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1855-1861. Nephew of John Branch.
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Famous quotes containing the word branches:
“A woman is a branchy tree
And man a singing wind;
And from her branches carelessly
He takes what he can find.”
—James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)
““I couldn’t afford to learn it,” said the Mock Turtle with a sigh. “I only took the regular course.”
“What was that?” inquired Alice.
“Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with,” the Mock Turtle replied; “and then the different branches of Arithmetic—Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.”
“I never heard of ‘Uglification,’” Alice ventured to say.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)