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'''Robert Brank Vance''' (1828 - 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman [[Robert Brank Vance]] (1793-1827) and brother of [[Zebulon Baird Vance]], was a [[North Carolina]] [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician who served as a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for six terms (1873-1885). He was chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Patents]]. |
'''Robert Brank Vance''' (1828 - 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman [[Robert Brank Vance]] (1793-1827) and brother of [[Zebulon Baird Vance]], was a [[North Carolina]] [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician who served as a member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] for six terms (1873-1885). He was chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Patents]]. |
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Robert Brank Vance (1828 - 1899), nephew of the earlier Congressman Robert Brank Vance (1793-1827) and brother of Zebulon Baird Vance, was a North Carolina Democratic politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms (1873-1885). He was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents.
During the American Civil War, Vance served in the Confederate States Army, where he reached the rank of brigadier general.
After losing his seat in Congress, Vance served as federal Assistant Commissioner of Patents and later was elected to one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives (1894-1896).