James Floyd Breeding
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James Floyd Breeding was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born near Robinson, Kansas
, Breeding was educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Kansas, and Berryton High School in Shawnee County, Kansas
.
He attended Kansas State College at Manhattan in 1921 and 1922.
He moved to Rolla, Kansas
, in 1928.
Farmer-stockman near Rolla, Morton County from 1928 to 1956.
He served as member of State house of representatives 1947-1949, serving as minority leader in 1949 session.
He served as Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in 1950.
He served as president of Western Kansas Development Association in 1951.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1960 and 1964.
Breeding was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-fifth
and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1963).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth
Congress.
He was appointed by President Kennedy as assistant to Secretary of Agriculture, Grain and Feed Division from 1963 to 1966.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate
in 1966.
He died in Dodge City, Kansas
, October 17, 1977.
He was interred in Rolla Cemetery, Rolla, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
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Born near Robinson, Kansas
Robinson, Kansas
Robinson is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. The population was 216 at the 2000 census. Robinson was named to honor the first governor of the State of Kansas, Charles Robinson...
, Breeding was educated in grade schools, Moonlight, Kansas, and Berryton High School in Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat. The county's population was 177,934 for the 2010 census...
.
He attended Kansas State College at Manhattan in 1921 and 1922.
He moved to Rolla, Kansas
Rolla, Kansas
Rolla is a city in Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 442.-Geography:Rolla is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 482 people,...
, in 1928.
Farmer-stockman near Rolla, Morton County from 1928 to 1956.
He served as member of State house of representatives 1947-1949, serving as minority leader in 1949 session.
He served as Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in 1950.
He served as president of Western Kansas Development Association in 1951.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1960 and 1964.
Breeding was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Eighty-fifth
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...
and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1963).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
Congress.
He was appointed by President Kennedy as assistant to Secretary of Agriculture, Grain and Feed Division from 1963 to 1966.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in 1966.
He died in Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
, October 17, 1977.
He was interred in Rolla Cemetery, Rolla, Kansas
Rolla, Kansas
Rolla is a city in Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 442.-Geography:Rolla is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 482 people,...
.