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- Roger_D._Branigin abstract "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.".
- Roger_D._Branigin activeYearsEndDate "1969-01-13".
- Roger_D._Branigin activeYearsStartDate "1965-01-11".
- Roger_D._Branigin almaMater Franklin_College_(Indiana).
- Roger_D._Branigin almaMater Harvard_Law_School.
- Roger_D._Branigin battle Judge_Advocate_Generals_Corps.
- Roger_D._Branigin battle World_War_II.
- Roger_D._Branigin birthDate "1902-07-26".
- Roger_D._Branigin birthName "Roger Douglas Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin birthPlace Franklin,_Indiana.
- Roger_D._Branigin deathDate "1975-11-19".
- Roger_D._Branigin deathPlace Lafayette,_Indiana.
- Roger_D._Branigin lieutenant Robert_L._Rock.
- Roger_D._Branigin militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Roger_D._Branigin office "Governor of Indiana".
- Roger_D._Branigin orderInOffice "42nd".
- Roger_D._Branigin party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Roger_D._Branigin religion American_Baptist_Churches_USA.
- Roger_D._Branigin serviceEndYear "1945".
- Roger_D._Branigin serviceStartYear "1941".
- Roger_D._Branigin successor Edgar_Whitcomb.
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- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLink Lyndon_B._Johnson.
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- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLink Robert_L._Rock.
- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLink The_Indianapolis_Star.
- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLink Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana.
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- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Birthplace of Roger D. Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Governor Roger Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Roger Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin wikiPageWikiLinkText "Roger D. Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin after Edgar_Whitcomb.
- Roger_D._Branigin almaMater "Franklin College, Harvard University Law School".
- Roger_D._Branigin battles Judge_Advocate_Generals_Corps.
- Roger_D._Branigin battles World_War_II.
- Roger_D._Branigin before Matthew_E._Welsh.
- Roger_D._Branigin birthDate "1902-07-26".
- Roger_D._Branigin birthPlace Franklin,_Indiana.
- Roger_D._Branigin birthname "Roger Douglas Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin branch United_States_Army.
- Roger_D._Branigin children "Roger Branigin, Jr., Robert Branigin".
- Roger_D._Branigin deathDate "1975-11-19".
- Roger_D._Branigin deathPlace Lafayette,_Indiana.
- Roger_D._Branigin lieutenant Robert_L._Rock.
- Roger_D._Branigin office "Governor of Indiana".
- Roger_D._Branigin order "42".
- Roger_D._Branigin party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Roger_D._Branigin predecessor Matthew_E._Welsh.
- Roger_D._Branigin religion American_Baptist_Churches_USA.