List of United States Political Families (B) - The Breathitts

The Breathitts

  • John Breathitt (1786–1834), Kentucky State Representative 1811, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1828-1832, Governor of Kentucky 1832-1834. Great-grandfather of John S. Marmaduke.
    • John S. Marmaduke (1833–1887), Governor of Missouri 1885-1887. Great-grandson of John Breathitt.
      • James Breathitt, Jr. (1890–1934), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1927-1931, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1928. Descendant of John Breathitt.
      • Edward T. Breathitt (1924–2003), Kentucky State Representative 1952-1957, Governor of Kentucky 1963-1967, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1980. Nephew of James Breathitt, Jr.

NOTE: John S. Marmaduke was also son of Missouri Governor Meredith Miles Marmaduke and nephew of Missouri Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson.

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