Anthony Martin Branch
Anthony Martin Branch | |
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Member of the Second Confederate Congress | |
In office 1864–1865 | |
Constituency | Texas |
Member of the Texas Senate | |
In office 1861 | |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
In office 1859 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Buckingham County, Virginia | July 16, 1823
Died | October 3, 1867 Huntsville, Texas | (aged 44)
Spouse | Amanda Smith (m. 1849) |
Education | Hampden–Sydney College |
Occupation | Politician, military officer |
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Anthony Martin Branch (July 16, 1823 – October 3, 1867) was a Texas politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Biography
[edit]Branch was born in Buckingham County, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden–Sydney College in 1842, and moved to Huntsville, Texas in 1847. He married Amanda Smith in 1849.[1]
He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1859 and the Texas Senate in 1861.[citation needed]
During much of the Civil War, Branch served in the Confederate States Army as a captain in Company A, the 21st Texas Cavalry (also known as the 1st Texas Lancers).[2] He later represented Texas in the Second Confederate Congress in 1864 and 1865 until the end of the war.
Anthony Martin Branch died in Huntsville on October 3, 1867.[1][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. p. 160. Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ National Park Service Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Archived August 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Film Number M227 roll 4
- ^ "Mortality at Huntsville". Galveston Daily News. October 10, 1867. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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