Samuel S. Brannan

Samuel Stephen Brannan (February 5, 1835 – April 5, 1880) was an American politician and newspaper editor.

Born in Silver Creek, New York, Brannan moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1849 and settled in Portage, Wisconsin in 1850. He was one of the owners of the Portage Daily Register, and he founded the Wisconsin State Register in 1860.[1] He served on the Columbia County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, the Portage Common Council, and was city marshal.[2] Brannan served as Mayor of Portage in 1872 and 1873. He then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1873 as a Republican. Then, Brannan served as postmaster of Portage, Wisconsin until his death.[1] He died of tuberculosis in Portage, Wisconsin.[1][3]

Notes
  1. "Death of Hon. S. S. Brannan". The Dunn County News. Menomonie, WI. April 10, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1871, Biographical Sketch of Samuel Stephen Brannan, p. 441.
  3. Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Biographical Sketch of Samuel S. Brannan, p. 447.


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