Justice Branch (other)
Justice Branch may refer to: * Edward Thomas Branch (1811–1861), associate justice of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court * Joseph Branch (judge) (1915–1991), associate justice and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court * Oliver Winslow Branch (1879–1956), associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court {{disambiguation, tndis ...
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Edward Thomas Branch
Edward Thomas Branch (December 6, 1811 – September 24, 1861) was a Republic of Texas legislator and Judge, and after the annexation of Texas to the United States, served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Branch was born on December 6, 1811, in Richmond, Virginia. After relocating to Jackson, Mississippi, he settled at Liberty, Texas in 1835 after having been hijacked on his way to Cuba and put ashore at Anahuac. He worked as a teacher in Liberty through early 1836. Branch joined the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution, serving as a first sergeant under William M. Logan, and saw action at the Battle of San Jacinto. He later re-enlisted and served a stint as first lieutenant under Benjamin Franklin Hardin in 1837. Residents of Liberty County sent Branch as their representative to the First and Second Congresses of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838). He chaired the House Ways and Means Committee during both sessions. Branch was appointed a Distr ...
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