Draft:Beverly Victor Baranco

B. V. Baranco and Beverly V. Baranco should link here

Beverly Victor Baranco Jr. was a barber, fraternal organization leader, Republican organizer, and family patriarch.

Election commissioner. This would have been his father??? He was involved in the disputed 1876 election.

Sr.? Jr. (March 20, 1869-?) was an insurance businessman and fraternal organization leader in Baton Rouge. He was in the masons and an Odd Fellow.

He was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He attended Straight College.

Letter carrier.

In 1872 he helped establish a cemetery for African Americans as part of the Lutheran Benefit Society.

In 1919 he was a leader in the Lincoln League of America advocating for voting rights.

He was a leader in the Odd Fellows and an Odd Fellows Temple was built in Baton Rouge in 1925?

He had eight children. One of them Raphael Baranco Sr. was a dentist and school official who opposed segregation and advocated for educational opportunities for African Americans.

One of his grandchildren appeared on the show History Makers.

Arbold Vernon Baranco (1915-1987) was a family member. Other family members. Musician Wilbert Baranco is also a family member.