Waters W. Braman

[1] When the American Civil War broke out, he closed out his business interests and joined the Army.

[1] He fought from 1861 to 1865 with the 93rd New York Volunteers in the Army of the Potomac, finishing the war as a brevet major.

Braman returned to West Troy (Watervliet) and resumed his career in the lumber business, joining the firm founded by his uncle, W.W. Whipple & Company.

[1] On October 26, 1865, he married Margaret ("Maggie") Jane Getty (born 1845), and they had several children.

In 1877, he contested the election of Democrat Edward Curran, and was seated in the 100th New York State Legislature on February 27.