James Breathitt, Jr.
Politician
1890 – 1934
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Who was James Breathitt, Jr.?
James Breathitt, Jr. was an American politician from Kentucky.
Breathitt was born on December 14, 1890 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Breathitt was educated at Centre College.
Breathitt served in the Kentucky State Senate and then later as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1927 to 1931, under Governor Flem D. Sampson. Sampson was a Republican; Breathitt was a Democrat.
After catching pneumonia, Breathitt died at age 43 on October 29, 1934.
James Breathitt, Jr. was the uncle of later Governor of Kentucky Edward T. Breathitt.
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- Born
- Dec 14, 1890
- Profession
- Education
- Centre College
- Lived in
- Kentucky
- Died
- 1934
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on July 23, 2013
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