 gerard chittocque brandon (september 15, 1788march 28, 1850) was an american political leader who twice served as governor of mississippi during its early years of statehood. ==early life and education== gerard brandon was the son of irish immigrant, gerard chittocque brandon, who established and ran selma plantation in adams county, mississippi and dorothy nugent, the daughter of irish immigrants matthew nugent and isabel macbray. the couple moved to mississippi from south carolina sometime in 1785. brandon was born september 15, 1788 in natchez, mississippi, the second child and first son of the family. he was educated at [[princeton unive
1788_births 1850_deaths American_military_personnel_of_the_War_of_1812 College_of_William_&_Mary_alumni Democratic_Party_state_governors_of_the_United_States Governors_of_Mississippi Members_of_the_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives Mississippi_Democrats Mississippi_lawyers People_from_Adams_County,_Mississippi Princeton_University_alumni