John Breathitt
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| John Breathitt | |
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11th Governor of Kentucky
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| In office September 4, 1832 – February 21, 1834 |
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| Lieutenant(s) | James T. Morehead |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Metcalfe |
| Succeeded by | James T. Morehead |
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| In office August 26, 1828 – September 4, 1832 |
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| Preceded by | Robert B. McAfee |
| Succeeded by | James T. Morehead |
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| Born | September 9, 1786 Henry County, Virginia |
| Died | February 21, 1834 Frankfort, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Caroline Whitaker Susannah M. Harris |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
John Breathitt (1786–1834) was a 19th century politician who served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1832–1834, dying in office.
John Breathitt was born in Henry County, Virginia on September 9, 1786. He was the eldest child of William Breathitt, who moved to Logan County, Kentucky in 1800 and had eight additional children.
Breathitt in early adulthood was surveyor in Illinois before returning to Kentucky to teach in a country school. He wisely used his income to acquire lands and study law. When his first wife died, he married Susan M. Harris of Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The Presbyterian was admitted to the bar in February of 1810. Breathitt joined the Democratic-Republican Party and supported Andrew Jackson. He was elected to the Kentucky state house of representatives in 1811 and serving for three terms. He was Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1828 until 1832 before being elected as the state's eleventh governor as a Jacksonian Democrat.
John Breathitt died of tuberculosis in the governor's house in Frankfort in Franklin County on February 21, 1834. He was originally buried at Breathitt Cemetery, but was reinterred at Maple Grove Cemetery in Russellville. He was the second sitting governor of Kentucky to die in office.
Breathitt County, Kentucky is named for him.
His great-grandson, John S. Marmaduke, was a Civil War cavalry general.
[edit] Sources
Levin, H., editor, Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1897. Reprinted by Southern Historical Press. page 482.
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| Preceded by Robert B. McAfee |
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1828–1832 |
Succeeded by James T. Morehead |
| Preceded by Thomas Metcalfe |
Governor of Kentucky 1832–1834 |
Succeeded by James T. Morehead |
| Governors of Kentucky |  |
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| Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. |
| Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky | |
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| Bullitt • Caldwell • Slaughter • Hickman • Slaughter • Barry • McAfee • Breathitt • J. Morehead • Wickliffe • M. Thomson • Dixon • Helm • J. Thompson • Hardy • Boyd • Jacob • Stevenson • Carlisle • Underwood • Cantrill • Hindman • Bryan • Alford • Worthington • Marshall • Beckham • Thorne • Cox • McDermott • Black • Ballard • Breathitt, Jr. • Chandler • Johnson • Myers • Tuggle • Wetherby • Beauchamp • Waterfield • Wyatt • Waterfield • Ford • Carroll • Stovall • Collins • Beshear • Jones • Patton • Henry • Pence |
