John M. Breck

John M. Breck
12th Mayor of Portland, Oregon
In office
1861–1862
Preceded by G. Collier Robbins
Succeeded by William H. Farrar
Personal details
Born April 9, 1828
Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died February 21, 1900(1900-02-21) (aged 71)
Portland, Oregon
Political party Republican
Profession Businessman

John Malcolm Breck (April 9, 1828 – February 21, 1900) was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, United States, who served as mayor of Portland from 1861 to 1862.

Breck was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania,[1] in 1828. At sixteen he left Pennsylvania for Wisconsin. In 1850, he left Wisconsin for Oregon on the vessel Columbia. He served as purser for the voyage.[2] In 1857 and 1858 Breck was elected Assessor of Portland.[3]

He was elected mayor of Portland on April 1, 1861.[4] He was succeeded as mayor by William H. Farrar in 1862.[4] He served as a Portland city councilman in 1868–70 and as City Assessor again in 1872–73.[5]

Breck died at his home in Portland on February 21, 1900.[1]

References

Preceded by
G. Collier Robbins
Mayor of Portland, Oregon
18611862
Succeeded by
William H. Farrar
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.