James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)

Financial agent, MLA (1914-1915), MLA (1916-1920), MLA (1923-1927), MLA (1927-1932), MLA (1933-1936), MLA (1937-1940), MLA (1941-1945).

Born 25 December 1865 in Port Hope, Ontario, son of James Breakey and Susan McCormac. On 18 January 1892, he married Jessie Hopkins, daughter of James Hopkins of Souris, Manitoba. He was a Director of the Northwestern Life Assurance Company. Breakey was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1914, winning Glenwood for the Liberal Party. He retired from politics in 1945, at age 79. He died in 1952.

Source:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1925.

Profile revised: 14 June 2008

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