Background
Breidenthal, John W. was born on November 4, 1911 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Willard J. and Mary (Gray) Breidenthal.
Breidenthal, John W. was born on November 4, 1911 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Willard J. and Mary (Gray) Breidenthal.
Student of University Kansas, Kansas City Law School.
With Riverview State Bank, 1933-1938, 40-42, Chairman of the Board, 1957-1962. Assistant cashier Victory State Bank, 1938-1940, now director Vice Chairman of the Board, chairman of the executive committee Security National Bank, Kansas City, Kansas, 1962-1966, Chairman of the Board, president, 1966-1972.
Advisory director Turner State Bank.
Director Victory State Bank, Fort Riley National Bank, European Research Council Corporation, Employers Reins. Corporation, Gas Service Company, Kansas Bankers Surety Company, Kansas & Missouri Railway & Terminal Company, Ortmeyer Lumber Company, Wyandotte Hotel Company Chairman Greater Kansas City Flood Protection Planning Commission.
Chairman district 5, Water Resources Association.
Member President's Advisory Committee on Missouri-Arkansas Basins Flood Control and Conservation. Member of advisory council Kansas City Federal Aviation Administration. Trustee Midwest Research Institute, Ottawa U.
Served to major, cavalry, Army of the United States, 1941-1946, Pacific Theater of Operations. Member American Royal Association (Executive Committee), Association United States Army, National Guard Association United States, Newcomen Society, Military Order World Wars, 35th Division Association (Executive Committee), American Legion.
Rotarian.; Clubs: Kansas City (Kansas).
Married Mary Ruth Pyle, February 11, 1939. Children: Julie (Mistress Henry C. Gold), Nancy, Mary Ann (Mistress Scott A. Nordheimer), Susan Jane.