Ed Breen was born in the Phillips House, a fine old hotel in Dayton, Ohio. He was the son of John P. Breen, manager of the Phillips House.
Breen attended Corpus Christi Grammar School and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton. After attending Ohio State University, Breen returned to Dayton to work in the hotel business, where he ran the Hilton Biltmore Hotel and later the Van Cleve Hotel.
In 1945, Breen was elected to the Board of Commissioners of Dayton, Ohio. His fellow commissioners elected him mayor.
In 1948, Breen resigned his seat on the city commission in order to seek the Democratic nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. In that election, Breen successfully unseated Republican incumbent Raymond H. Burke. In 1950, Breen won re-election to the House, defeating Republican challenger Paul F. Schenck. However, ill health prompted Breen to resign from his seat early, on October 1, 1951. His old opponent Schenck was elected in a special election in 1951 to complete his term.
Returning to Dayton, Breen worked in the real estate and insurance industries. A few years later, he re-entered politics, running successfully for a seat on the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County, Ohio, serving in that capacity from 1955 to 1960.
edward, breen, edward, grimes, breen, june, 1908, dayton, ohio, 1991, dayton, ohio, american, politician, democratic, party, edward, grimes, breenmember, house, representatives, from, ohio, districtin, office, january, 1949, october, 1951preceded, byraymond, b. Edward Grimes Breen June 10 1908 in Dayton Ohio May 8 1991 in Dayton Ohio was an American politician of the Democratic party Edward Grimes BreenMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1949 October 1 1951Preceded byRaymond H BurkeSucceeded byPaul F SchenckPersonal detailsBorn 1908 06 10 June 10 1908Dayton OhioDiedMay 8 1991 1991 05 08 aged 82 Dayton OhioResting placeCalvary CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseConstance FockeChildrentwoAlma materUniversity of Dayton Ohio State UniversityMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited StatesBranch serviceUnited States Army Air ForcesBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEd Breen was born in the Phillips House a fine old hotel in Dayton Ohio He was the son of John P Breen manager of the Phillips House Breen attended Corpus Christi Grammar School and earned his bachelor s degree from the University of Dayton After attending Ohio State University Breen returned to Dayton to work in the hotel business where he ran the Hilton Biltmore Hotel and later the Van Cleve Hotel During the Second World War Breen a Roman Catholic by faith served as a Major United States in the United States Army Air Forces He saw active duty in North Africa and in Italy He was released from active duty and awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Infantry Reserve In 1945 Breen was elected to the Board of Commissioners of Dayton Ohio His fellow commissioners elected him mayor In 1948 Breen resigned his seat on the city commission in order to seek the Democratic nomination for a seat in the United States House of Representatives In that election Breen successfully unseated Republican incumbent Raymond H Burke In 1950 Breen won re election to the House defeating Republican challenger Paul F Schenck However ill health prompted Breen to resign from his seat early on October 1 1951 His old opponent Schenck was elected in a special election in 1951 to complete his term Returning to Dayton Breen worked in the real estate and insurance industries A few years later he re entered politics running successfully for a seat on the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County Ohio serving in that capacity from 1955 to 1960 In 1956 he married Constance Focke and they had two children Edward Grimes Breen is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton His son has written a book about his father called Lucky Eddie http www thelocalhistorycompany com books 9780977042982 pages 9780977042982 htmlSee also Edit Biography portal World War II portalElection Results U S Representative from Ohio 3rd DistrictReferences EditUnited States Congress Edward G Breen id B000792 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 03 19 Flynn Adrianne Ex Mayor Edward Breen 82 Dies Served As U S Rep County Commission President Dayton Daily News May 9 1991 page 3A External links EditCongressman Edward G Breen Collection Special Collections and Archives Wright State UniversityPolitical officesPreceded byFrank M Krebs Mayor of Dayton Ohio1946 1948 Succeeded byLouis W LohreyU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byRaymond H Burke Ohio s 3rd congressional district1949 1951 Succeeded byPaul F Schenck Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward G Breen amp oldid 1096231452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
