William A. B. Branch

William Augustus Blount Branch (February 26, 1847 in Tallahassee, Florida – November 18, 1910 in Washington, N.C.), , was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

He attended Lovejoy's Academy in Raleigh, N.C., Bingham Military Academy near Mebane, N.C., the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Virginia Military Institute at Lexington.

He joined the Confederate Army and served as a courier on the staff of Gen. R. F. Hoke.

In 1867 he took charge of his landed estate near Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

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