Emmett Forest Branch (May 16, 1874 – February 23, 1932) was an American banker, politician and the 31st governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1924 to 1925, serving the remainder of the term of Warren T. McCray, who had resigned from office after being convicted for mail fraud.

He later commanded the 165th Depot Brigade at Camp Travis in Texas and served as part of the forces guarding the Mexican border in 1916 and 1917.

[5] After returning from the army, he opened a law office in Martinsville and married Katherine Bain, the daughter of a prominent newspaper owner.

As President of the Senate, he took part in debate and supported several controversial measures including banning gambling and liquor sales on Memorial Day.

McCray was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to ten years in prison, forcing him to leave office on April 30, 1924.

Branch secretly ordered the militia mobilized and put on standby, and sent a general to attend the match to see if he could detect any gambling going on.

In 1929, he was appointed by Governor Harry G. Leslie to manage the state armory, a post he held until his death from a heart attack on February 23, 1932.