Samuel Stephen Brannan (February 5, 1835April 5, 1880) was an American newspaper editor, Republican politician, and

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pioneer. He was the 13th mayor of

Portage, Wisconsin Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison, Wiscon ...

, and represented northern Columbia County in the

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during the 1873 session.

Biography

Born in

Silver Creek, New York Silver Creek is a village in the town of Hanover in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 2,637. Silver Creek is named after a small creek which runs through the village. It is on the sh ...

, Brannan moved with his parents to

in 1849 and settled in

in 1850. He was one of the owners of the ''

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'', and he founded the ''Wisconsin State Register'' in 1860. He served on the Columbia County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, the Portage Common Council, and was city marshal. Brannan served as Mayor of Portage in 1872 and 1873. He then served in the

in 1873 as a Republican. Then, Brannan served as postmaster of Portage, Wisconsin until his death. He died of tuberculosis in Portage, Wisconsin.''Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'', volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Biographical Sketch of Samuel S. Brannan, p. 447.

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