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Breathitt, John W – Brehm, Miriam J
Breathitt, John W
jurist, was born Jan. 9, 1825, in Hopkinsville, Ky.
He has been postmaster of his native city; judge of Christian county; and has taken an active part in the public affairs of his city, county and state.
Breck, Charles Hamden
lawyer, jurist, was born June 26, 1837. He is a successful lawyer of Richmond, Va., where for a number of years he has been judge of the county court.
Breck, Joseph
lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 17, 1810, in Boston, Mass. In 1834 he was admitted to the bar and for many years was a magistrate in the city of Baltimore. In 1849 he moved to New York city, where he has taken a prominent part in the public affairs of that city.
Breck, Robert
clergyman, author, was born July 25, 1713. He was graduated at Harvard in 1730, and was clergy. man of Springfield from July 26, 1736, till his death. He published funeral sermons and a century sermon on the burning of Springfield by the Indians. He died April 23, 1784, in Springfield, Mass.
Breck, Samuel
congressman, was born July 17, 1771, in Boston, Mass. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1823 to 1825. He died Sept. 1, 1862, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Breck, William
merchant, legislator, was born Dec. 17, 1825, in Croydon, N. H. In 1853 he established himself in business in California, and eventually returned to Claremont, N. H., where he died in 1889. He was a member of the state legislature.
Breckenridge, Clifton R
soldier, business man, congressman, was born Nov. 22, 1846, in Lexington, Ky. He entered the confederate service. He engaged in cotton planting in Arkansas; also in the commission business at Pine Bluff, Ark.; and was elected a representative from Arkansas to the forty-eighth and forty-ninth congresses as a democrat.
Breckenridge, James D
congressman, was born in Jefferson county, Ky. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1821 to 1823. He died May, 1849, in Louisville, Ky.
Breed, David Riddle
clergyman, author, was born in 1848 in Pennsylvania.
He is a presbyterian minister of Chicago; and the author of More Light; Abraham, the Typical Life of Faith; History of the Preparation of the World for Christ; and Heresy.
Breed, William Pratt
clergyman, author, was born in 1816 in New York. He is a presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia. His works are mainly religious juveniles, and among them are Jenny Geddes; Home Songs for Home Birds; Grapes from the Great Vine; and A Board and Abroad.
Breese, Samuel Livingston
naval officer, was born in 1794 in Utica, N. Y. He was present at une battle of Lake Champlain in 1814; was present at the capture of Vera Cruz in 1847; and was promoted to rear admiral in 1862. He died Dec. 17, 1870, in Mt. Airey, Pa.
Brehm, Miriam J
poet, was born Sept. 6, 1845, in Hinesburgh, N. Y. For many years she was engaged in educational work, and is the author of many poems of merit, and several of her songs have become very popular.
BREIDENBAUGH, EDWARD SWOY- ER, educator, author, was born Jan. 13, 1849, in Newville, Pa. He is a professor of chemistry in Pennsylvania college; and the author of Notes on Inorganic Chemistry; and Mineralogy of the Farm.