John Branch

American politician (1782-1863)
Person human Q879415
John Branch
Portrait by U.D. Tenney, 1901, after Anna C. Peale, 1818. · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
November 4, 1782
Date of death
January 3, 1863
Place of birth
Halifax County
Place of death
Halifax County
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician
Mother
Rebecca Bradford[8]
Sibling
Joseph Branch[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Branch[21]
Given name
John[22]
Name in native language
John Branch[26]
Place of burial
Elmwood Cemetery[6]
Social classification
slave owner[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Branch en John Branch, Jr. ar جون برانش ar جون فرع de John Branch Jr. fa جان برنچ he ג'ון בראנץ' ja ジョン・ブランチ ko 존 브랜치 sv Branch zh 約翰·布蘭奇 zh 约翰·布兰奇
🔖 Identifiers · 23
VIAF cluster ID
76171436
Library of Congress authority ID
nr91022214
A New Nation Votes ID
BJ0817
American National Biography ID
0300059
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02249381
FAST ID
287862
FamilySearch person ID
LBH7-DK1
Find a Grave memorial ID
8586661
Freebase ID
/m/02j1yx
Geni.com profile ID
6000000003579912563
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National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org
Political Graveyard politician ID
branch.html#433.58.63
Prabook ID
328863
SNAC ARK ID
w6j9754d
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10575033
US Congress Bio ID
B000763
United States House of Representatives ID
9763
WikiTree person ID
Branch-128
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfcTmXfJYcvMYyGjCBMfq

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Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
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Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

John Branch was born on November 4, 1782[1], in Halifax County[2]. He died on January 3, 1863[3], in Halifax County[4]. He worked as a politician[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Branch include Branch County[29], a county of Michigan[30], in United States[31], founded in 1829[32].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John Branch include Branch County[29], a county of Michigan[30], in United States[31], founded in 1829[32].

FAQs

Where was John Branch born?

John Branch's place of birth was Halifax County[2].

Where did John Branch die?

John Branch died in Halifax County[4].

Who were John Branch's parents?

John Branch's father was John Branch[7]. John Branch's mother was Rebecca Bradford[8].

What did John Branch do for work?

John Branch worked as a politician[5].

Where did John Branch go to school?

John Branch was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . A New Nation Votes: American Electoral Returns, 1788-1825. Retrieved . elections.lib.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 25w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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