Tazewell Branch (born May 13, 1828, died April 30, 1925) was an African-American politician and former slave. He was twice elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. His daughter Mary Elizabeth Branch served as the president for Huston–Tillotson University (then called Tillotson College) and attended Virginia State University (then called Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute), which has named its Branch Hall after her.
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13 May 1828
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Died |
30 April 1925 (aged 96)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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