James Breathitt Jr.

James Breathitt Jr. (December 14, 1890 – October 29, 1934) 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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Political offices
Preceded by Henry Denhardt	Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1927–1931	Succeeded by A. B. "Happy" Chandler

Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky
Bullitt Caldwell Posey Slaughter (1st time) Hickman Slaughter (2nd time) 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 Denhardt Breathitt Jr. Chandler Johnson Myers Tuggle Wetherby Beauchamp Waterfield Wyatt Waterfield Ford Carroll Stovall Collins Beshear Jones Patton Henry Pence Mongiardo Abramson Luallen Hampton

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