Inscription
[Obelisk:]
In memory of
GOV JOHN BRANCH,
who departed this life
Jan'y 4, 1863,
In the 82nd year
of his age.
[Ledger:]
John Branch
Governor of North Carolina 1817-1820
Commissioner for Valuation of Lands and Dwellings
and Enumeration of Slaves
Third District of North Carolina 1799
Graduate of University of North Carolina 1801
North Carolina State Senator 1811 1813-1817 1822 1834
Federal Judge Western District of Florida 1822
United States Senator 1823-1829
Secretary of the Navy 1829-1831
United States Congressman 1831-1833
Delegate to North Carolina State Constitutional Convention 1835
Governor of Florida Territory 1844-1845
Born Nov. 4, 1782 Halifax County, North Carolina
Died Jan. 4, 1863 Enfield, North Carolina
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