John Branch

John Branch
Territorial Governor of Florida
In office August 11, 1844 – June 25, 1845
Preceded by	Richard K. Call
Succeeded by	William 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 by	Willis Alston
Succeeded by	Jesse Bynum
8th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office March 9, 1829 – May 12, 1831
President	Andrew Jackson
Preceded by	Samuel L. Southard
Succeeded by	Levi Woodbury
United States Senator from North Carolina
In office March 4, 1823 – March 9, 1829
Preceded by	Montfort Stokes
Succeeded by	Bedford Brown
19th Governor of North Carolina
In office December 6, 1817 – December 7, 1820
Preceded by	William Miller
Succeeded by	Jesse Franklin
Personal details
Born	(1782-11-04)November 4, 1782 Halifax, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1863(1863-01-04) (aged 80) Enfield, North Carolina, C.S.
Political party	Democratic-Republican (before 1825) Jacksonian (1825–1837) Democratic (1837–1863)
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Forte (Deceased 1854) Mary Jordan Bond
Education	University 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 territorial governor of Florida.