Background
Breathitt, James was born on September 4, 1852 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of John William and Catherine (Webber) Breathitt.
Breathitt, James was born on September 4, 1852 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of John William and Catherine (Webber) Breathitt.
Bachelor of Laws, Cumberland University, Lebanon, T Tennessee, 1878.
Practiced at Hopkinsville since 1878. Member firm Beathitt & Beathitt. Member Kentucky House of Representatives, 1883-1884, 1887-1888.
Judge 3d Judicial District of Kentucky, 1896-1900.
Probate judge Christian Company, Kentucky, 1905-1907. Attorney general of Kentucky, 1908-1912.
Delegate from state-at-large to Republican National Convention, 1912. Represented State of Kentucky at International Tax Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1911.
Home: Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Member firm Beathitt & Beathitt. Member Kentucky.
Married Olivia Thompson of Hopkinsville, 1889.