Mayoral History

Horace Davidson Brannan, son of William Hood and Lucy Campbell Brannan, was born in Winchester on November 12, 1872. He was educated at the Winchester Normal College, later studied law, and was admitted to the Winchester bar. He was Mayor of Winchester from 1899-1903. In 1901 he gave up the practice of law and established Elm Grove Farms in Belvidere. He gained national recognition as a breeder and exhibitor of Shorthorn cattle. In 1901 he married Pearl Farris and they were the parents of one son. Horace died at Smith Memorial Hospital on February 21,1949. He was buried in Winchester City Cemetery.


		Horace Davidson Brannan, son of William Hood and Lucy Campbell Brannan, was born in Winchester on November 12, 1872. He was educated at the Winchester Normal College, later studied law, and was admitted to the Winchester bar. He was Mayor of Winchester from 1899-1903. In 1901 he gave up the practice of law and established Elm Grove Farms in Belvidere. He gained national recognition as a breeder and exhibitor of Shorthorn cattle. In 1901 he married Pearl Farris and they were the parents of one son. Horace died at Smith Memorial Hospital on February 21,1949. He was buried in Winchester City Cemetery.
	Mayor Horace Brannan
	1899-1903