John Branch served in the North Carolina Senate from 1811 to 1817 and was the state's Governor from 1817 to 1820.
10 Facts About John Branch
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In that post, John Branch promoted several reforms in the Navy's policies and administration, many of which were not implemented until years later.
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John Branch reduced the resources going to the construction of new ships, while increasing those applied to keeping existing vessels in good repair.
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John Branch sent the frigate USS Potomac to the Far East to punish the murderers of a US merchant ship's crew and to generally promote and protect American commerce in the region.
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John Branch resigned as Secretary in 1831, during the Petticoat affair, which involved the social ostracism of Margaret O'Neill Eaton, the wife of Secretary of War John H Eaton by a group of Cabinet members and their wives led by Floride Calhoun, the wife of Vice President John C Calhoun.
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Later that year, John Branch was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Jacksonian and later to North Carolina state political offices.
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In 1844, President John Branch Tyler appointed him Florida's territorial governor until the 1845 election of a governor under the state constitution.
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John Branch returned to North Carolina in the early 1850s, remaining there until his death on January 4,1863.
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John Branch is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Enfield, North Carolina.
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John Branch was an uncle of the Confederate General Lawrence O'Bryan John Branch.