Fred Sylvester Breen (March 20, 1869 – February 24, 1932) was an American politician.
Biography[]
Breen was born to John D. and Lidora M. (Gilmore) Breen on March 20, 1869 in Manteno, Illinois.[1] He was educated in public schools.[2] Breen learned the printing trade at a young age.[1] When he was 18, Breen purchased the Manteno Independent.[3] He moved to Flagstaff, Arizona Territory in 1897.[1] He became United States forest supervisor for northern Arizona in 1898. holding the position until 1908.[1]
Breen purchased The Coconino Sun in April 1908, becoming the paper's editor and publisher,[4][5] and operated the newspaper until his death.[1] He served as lieutenant colonel in the Arizona national guard.[1]
Breen represented Coconino County in the council (upper house) during the 25th Arizona Territorial Legislature.[1] He served as Arizona state senator 1912–1915.[1] He was reelected to state senate in 1923 during a special election.[1]
Breen married Carolyn E. Austin on June 5, 1906.[6][7] The couple had no children.[1] Breen's wife died on March 3, 1929.[1]
Breen died in Loma Linda, California on February 24, 1932.[8] He was buried in Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff.[1]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Goff 1996, p. 63.
- ↑ Conners 1913, p. 724.
- ↑ McClintock 1916, p. 220.
- ↑ "Arizona News Notes". Bisbee Daily Review. Bisbee, Arizona Territory. April 11, 1908. p. 3. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1908-04-11/ed-1/seq-3/#words=Breen+Coconino&proxtext=breen+coconino.
- ↑ "[F. S. Breen of forest service fame, is now editor and publisher of the Coconino Sun."]. The Coconino Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona Territory. April 10, 1908. p. 2. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062055/1908-04-10/ed-1/seq-2/#words=Breen+Coconino&proxtext=breen+coconino.
- ↑ "City Briefs". The Williams News. Williams, Arizona Territory. June 9, 1906. p. 4. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015761/1906-06-09/ed-1/seq-4/#words=Austin+Breen&proxtext=breen+austin.
- ↑ "A Quiet Wedding". Arizona Silver Belt. Globe City, Arizona Territory. June 14, 1906. p. 3. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84021913/1906-06-14/ed-1/seq-3/#words=Austin+Breen&proxtext=breen+austin.
- ↑ "Col. Breen, 62, Called to Rest". Prescott Evening Courier. February 25, 1932. pp. 1, 6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MNNNGtAgD4EC&dat=19320225&printsec=frontpage&hl=en.
Bibliography[]
- Conners, Jo, ed (1913). Who's who in Arizona. I. Tucson. OCLC 8862523. https://books.google.com/books?id=LxFQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA724.
- Goff, John S. (1996). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume VI: Members of the Legislature A–L. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. OCLC 36714908.
- McClintock, James H. (1916). Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern: The Nation's Youngest Commonwealth Within a Land of Ancient Culture. III. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.. OCLC 5398889. https://books.google.com/books?id=nBQ1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA220.
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