Louis Orville Breithaupt
Politician
1890 – 1960
Who was Louis Orville Breithaupt?
Louis Orville Breithaupt served as the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada, from 1952 to 1957.
Born in Berlin, Ontario, the son of Louis Jacob Breithaupt and Emma Alvarine Devitt, he was educated at the University of Toronto. He became head of his family's leather business, Breithaupt Leather Company, in Kitchener. He was a Kitchener alderman for four years, and in 1923 became the youngest mayor in the city's history. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1940 to 1952.
Breithaupt was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1952 and served until 1957.
In 1953, he was awarded an honorary LL.D from McMaster University.
Breithaupt was active in many service organizations, such as the YMCA and Rotary Club. In 1959, he became Chancellor of Victoria University. Breithaupt died in Toronto in 1960 at the age of 70.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1890
Germany - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of Toronto
- Died
- Dec 12, 1960
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on July 23, 2013
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