Background
Breathitt, Edward Thompson was born on November 26, 1924 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Edward Thompson Senior and Mary Josephine (Wallace) Breathitt.
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Breathitt, Edward Thompson was born on November 26, 1924 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Edward Thompson Senior and Mary Josephine (Wallace) Breathitt.
University of Ken tucky (Bachelor of Science, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, 1950). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1952-1958.
Member, Judi rial Council of Kentucky, 1954-1956.
Commissioner of Personnel, Com monwealth of Kentucky, 1959-1960. Commissioner, Kentucky Public Ser vice Commission, 1960-1962.
Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1967. Federal Representative, Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, 1968.
Vice President, Southern Railway System, since 1970.
Worked at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs (Lexington, Kentucky) specializing in Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust and Securities, Appellate Practice, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Creditors" Rights, Equine, Entertainment, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Pensions, Franchising, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mineral, Energy and Environmental, Municipal, Municipal Finance, Patent, Personal Injury and Insurance Defense, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Estate and Commercial Lending, Tax, Utilities and Workers Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Kentucky. 1978, District of Columbia.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1952-1958. Member, Judicial Council of Kentucky, 1954-1956.
Commissioner of Personnel, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1959-1960. Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 1960-1962.
Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1963-1967.
Chairman, Southern States Energy Board, 1968. Chair, Southern Governor"s Conference. Chairman, President"s Commission on Rural Poverty.
Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs is a regional law firm with 205 attorneys in eight offices throughout Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Tennessee.
Member, Kentucky House of Representatives, 1952-1958. Member, Judicial Council of Kentucky, 1954-1956. Commissioner of Personnel, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1959-1960.
Commissioner, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 1960-1962.
Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1963-1967. Chairman, Southern States Energy Board, 1968.
Chair, Southern Governor"s Conference. Chairman, President"s Commission on Rural Poverty.
Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Married Lucy Alexander Breathitt. Children: Mary Frances, Linda Key, Susan Holleman, Edward Thompson III.