Roger D. Branigin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roger D. Branigin

Governor of Indiana

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1902

Place of Birth: Franklin, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1975

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Roger D. Branigin

  • Roger Douglas Branigin (July 26, 1902 – November 19, 1975) was the 42nd governor of Indiana, serving from January 11, 1965, to January 13, 1969.
  • A World War II veteran and well-known public speaker, Branigin took office with a Democratic general assembly, the first time since the Great Depression that Democrats controlled both the executive and legislative branches of the Indiana state government.
  • Branigin was a conservative Democrat who oversaw repeal of the state's personal property taxes on household goods, increased access to higher education, and began construction of Indiana's deep-water port at Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan.
  • During his one term as governor, Branigin exercised his veto power one hundred times, a record number for a single term.
  • Branigin was the last Democrat to serve as governor of Indiana until Evan Bayh took office in 1989. In 1968 Branigin received national attention when he ran as a stand-in for Lyndon B.
  • Johnson in Indiana's Democratic presidential primary.
  • Johnson dropped out of the race on March 31, 1968, but Branigin continued to run as a favorite son candidate against Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy.
  • Branigin hoped his efforts would gain a stronger role for Indiana at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.
  • Branigin finished second in the primary to Kennedy. After his term as governor ended, Branigin returned to Lafayette, where he resumed a private law practice and remained active in civic life, serving as president of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the Harrison Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  • Branigin also served as a trustee for Franklin College, Purdue University, and the Indiana Historical Society.

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