Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-

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Edward Thompson Breathitt was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 26, 1924 to Edward T. and Mary Jo (Wallace) Breathitt. He enlisted in the Army Air Force and served from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Mr. Breathitt graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1948 and a law degree in 1950. Upon receipt of the law degree, he joined a local law firm in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1950. Mr. Breathitt was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1951 and was re-elected in 1954 and 1956. He won the Democratic primary for governor in 1963 and defeated Louie B. Nunn in the election. While he was governor, the Kentucky General Assembly created the University of Kentucky Community College System. Mr. Breathitt served as chair of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees several times. Mr. Breathitt died on October 14, 2003 at the University of Kentucky Hospital.

From the description of Edward T. Breathitt, Jr. papers, 1960-1989, [microform]. (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 601824154

Lawyer, politician, and governor.

From the description of Letters, 1965-1967. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46729036
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referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn McCann, Charles W. A., 1900-1980. Photograph collection, 1914-ca. 1969. The Filson Historical Society
referencedIn Kentucky. Constitution Revision Assembly. Kentucky Constitutional Revision Assembly records, 1964-1967. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Roggenkamp, Sharon,. Henry Ward colleagues oral history project, 2004. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Kentucky. Governor. Executive journals, 1927-[ongoing]. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office
referencedIn Trigg County Public Library (Cadiz, Ky.). Trigg County Public Library oral history collection, 1978-1983. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office
creatorOf Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-. Letters, 1965-1967. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Kentucky. Governor (1963-1967: Breathitt). Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1967. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Kingsbury, Gilbert W., 1909-. Gilbert W. Kingsbury papers, 1952-1964. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Whitney M. Young, Sr. papers, 1916-1973. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky Guide Project Office
referencedIn Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
creatorOf Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-2003. Edward T. Breathitt, Jr. papers, 1960-1989, [microform]. Murray State University, Waterfield Library
referencedIn Morton, Thruston B. (Thruston Ballard), 1907-1982. Thruston B. Morton papers, 1933-1969, 1957-1961 (bulk dates). University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn R. Buckminster Fuller Papers Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Turner Marie R., 1899-1984. Marie R. Turner Oral History Project, 1982-1987. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Pearce, John Ed,. Henry Ward interviews, 1985. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
referencedIn Hutchins, Francis S. (Francis Stephenson), 1902-1988. National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty Collection 1966-1967. Berea College, Hutchins Library
referencedIn Memorabilia from inaugurations of Kentucky governors, 1911-1995. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
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associatedWith Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. person
associatedWith Hutchins, Francis S. (Francis Stephenson), 1902-1988. person
associatedWith J.B. Speed Art Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. person
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associatedWith Nunn, Louis B., 1924- person
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associatedWith Waterfield, Harry Lee, 1911- person
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