Career
He was a Republican and served from 1885 to 1887 under Governor Benjamin Harrison Eaton. Breene was born in August, 1846 in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. He immigrated to Indiana and became a miner.
He moved to Leadville, Colorado in 1877 and amassed a fortune in mining.
He became an organizer and leader among the miners. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives (1883 -1885), as lieutenant governor from 1885 to 1887, and as the Colorado State Treasurer from 1887 to 1889.
He died December 24, 1926 in Leadville.
