Background
BRANCH, Harllee was born on June 21, 1906 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Harllee Branch and Bernice Simpson Branch.
BRANCH, Harllee was born on June 21, 1906 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Harllee Branch and Bernice Simpson Branch.
Boys High School, Atlanta, Davidson College, North. Carolina, and Lamar School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta.
Director, Federation Reserve Bank of Atlanta 1953-1955. President Southeastern Electric Exchange 1954-1955, Edison Electric Institute 1955-1956. President, and Director The Southern Company 1957-1969, Chair, of Board 1969-1971, Executive Consultant since 1986.
Chair, of Board, Southern Services Incorporated.
1961-1971; Vice-President and Director Alabama, Georgia, Gulf and Mississippi Power Companies 1957-1968. Director National Center for Voluntary Action 1970-1971, General Motors Corporation 1965-1978, United States Steel Coipn.
1961-1979. Senior Fellow, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 1973.
Guest Lecturer Execs, on Campus Programme 1978-1986. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Honorary Doctorate.H.L.
United States Business Advisory Council 1962, National Commission, on Productivity 1970-1971, Corporate Advisory Council, General Motors Corporation 1980.
Married Katherine Hunter in 1932.