A Guide to Florida Governors and the Florida Cabinet

John Branch (1782-1863)

Sixth territorial governor: August 11, 1844 to June 25, 1845

First Lady: Elizabeth Foort Branch

Florida Photographic Collection:

• Images related to John Branch.
  • Search Branch, John, 1782-1863 in the Florida Photographic Collection.

Collections at the State Archives of Florida:

• RG 101 Territorial and State Governors (1820-1929)
  • S 32 Territorial and State Governors letterbooks, 1836-1909
  • S 177 Territorial Governors correspondence, 1820-1845
• RG 1025 National Archives Microfilm Publications
  • S1108 Territorial papers of the United States relating to the Territory of Florida, 1821-1845

Other Repositories:

• Branch Family Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
• Branch Family Papers, Special Collections, Duke University.
• Papers, North Carolina State Archives.

Published Materials :

• Haywood, Marshall. John Branch, 1782-1863. Raleigh, NC: 1915.

Related Links:

• John Branch, Florida Governors' Portraits, Museum of Florida History.