Mary Elizabeth Branch
Mary Elizabeth Branch | |
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| 11th President of Tillotson College | |
| In office 1930–1944 | |
| Preceded by | J. T. Hodges |
| Succeeded by | William H. Jones |
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| Born | May 29, 1881 Farmville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 1944 (aged 63) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Mary Elizabeth Branch (May 29, 1881 – July 6, 1944) was an American educator and academic administrator. She was Black, and served as president of Tillotson College (now Huston–Tillotson University), a HBCU in Austin, Texas. She was the first female president for the college.