Waters W. Braman
Waters Whipple Braman was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was the son of Horace Braman and Caroline Braman. Braman's mother died when he was young, and he went to live with his uncle, Waters W. Whipple, who also lived in Troy. He attended the common schools and Troy High School. 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. Braman returned to West Troy and resumed his career in the lumber business, joining the firm founded by his uncle, W.W. Whipple & Company. On October 26, 1865, he married Margaret Jane Getty, and they had several children. He was a trustee of the Village of West Troy in 1873 and 1874.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in [97th New York (state)|New York State Legislature|1874] and 1875. In 1877, he contested the election of Democrat Edward Curran, and was seated in the 100th New York State Legislature on February 27. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1879; and a member of the New York State Senate in 1880 and 1881.
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.