Background
He was the son of Horace Braman and Caroline (Whipple) Braman (1805–1845).
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Waters Whipple Braman
Edit Profilepolitician member of the New York State Senate
Education
He attended the common schools and Troy High School.
Career
Then he engaged in the lumber trade. In 1860, he became a partner in the firm Belknap & Braman. When the American Civil War broke out, he closed out his business interests and joined the Army.
He fought from 1861 to 1865 with the 93rd New York Volunteers in the Army of the Potomac, finishing the war as a brevet major.
He was a trustee of the Village of West Troy in 1873 and 1874. In 1877, he contested the election of Democrat Edward Curran, and was seated in the 100th New York State Legislature on February 27.
In the spring of 1891, he removed with his family to Trois-Rivières in Quebec, and engaged in the lumber trade there. He died there two years later, on December 8, 1893.
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Company, 4th Doctorate) in 1874 and 1875. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1879. And a member of the New York State Senate (17th Doctorate) in 1880 and 1881.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Republican party