Branch, Oliver Ernesto (1847- )

Name:: Branch, Oliver Ernesto (1847- )
Title:: Moderator, Town of Weare, NH, 1884-1892.
Representative from Weare, NH, 1886.
Graduate, Hamilton College, 1873.
Graduate, Columbia College Law School, 1876.
Chairman, Democratic State Convention of New Hampshire, 1892.
U.S. District Attorney for New Hampshire, 1894-98.
Vice-President, New England Assoc. of Hamilton College Alumni, and New England Assoc. of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
Other Names:: Hon. Oliver E. Branch
Born:: 07/19/1847
Birthplace:: Madison, OH
Residence:: Weare, NH - moved to Weare in 1883.
Manchester, NH -- c.1894.
Nationality:: American
Occupation:: Lawyer -- specialized in corporate law.
Judge
Father:: Branch, William Witter (1804-)
Mother:: Bartram, Lucy J.
Relations:: Grandparents: Deacon William Branch (1760-) of Preston, CT, served in the American Revolution under Washington.
Spouse:: Chase, Sarah M.
Children:: Branch, Oliver Winslow
Branch, Dorothy Witter (1882-; m. Robert Jackson, lawyer; res. Concord, NH, then New York, NY; 2 daughters; active in Democratic party)
Branch, Frederick William
Branch, Randolph Wellington
Notes:: M. Sarah M. Chase (of Weare, NH), 1878, Weare, NH. Sarah was the daughter of John Chase.
Politics: Democrat
SEE ALSO (daughter): Jackson, Dorothy B.
SEE ALSO (son-in-law): Jackson, Robert
REFERENCES:
Men of Progress, 1898, pp. 82-84, section on Oliver Ernesto Branch.
New Hampshire Men, 1893, pp. 218, section on Oliver E. Branch.