Lt. Gov. - Mayor Louis Orville Breithaupt^[1]

1890 - 1960  (70 years)

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• Name	Louis Orville Breithaupt
  Prefix	Lt. Gov. - Mayor
  Born	28 Oct 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	tanner
  Elected Office	1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mayor - Councillor - Kitchener
  	Years Served: 1919-22, 1923-24 (Mayor)
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Sales Manager, Tannery
  Residence	1921	100 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Zion Evangelical
  Died	8 Dec 1960	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Website	2009
  	Wikipedia Entry
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Name	L. O. Breithaupt
  Eby ID Number	00142-2327.6
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Person ID	I12085	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Mayor - Warden Louis Jacob Breithaupt,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1939, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Emma Alvarena Devitt,   b. 16 Oct 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1925, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Apr 1881  [11]
  Family ID	F3513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mabel Louise White,   b. 5 Apr 1894, Milton, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 22 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1915	Milton, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F41695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sara Caskey,   b. 2 Mar 1895, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Mary Scott Breithaupt,   b. 25 Oct 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1974, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 54 years)   2. Louis Paul Breithaupt,   b. 1922,   d. 9 Jun 2005, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Sara Caroline "Sally" Breithaupt,   b. 8 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 2014, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Rev. Herbert Caskey Breithaupt,   b. 22 Feb 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 2017, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F232508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Orville Breithaupt earned the title of the city's "most eminent citizen" when he became Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario in 1952. He served the office with distinction until 1957. His father, Louis Jacob Breithaupt, was a prominent industrialist, operating the Breithaupt Leather Company. Following graduation from the University of Toronto, Breithaupt entered his father's business, became vice-president and general manager, and, later, president. He was an alderman for four years and in 1923, at age thirty-two, became the youngest mayor in the city's history - and the third generation of his family to serve in that office. Many local organizations received the benefit of his executive guidance. He had been governor of McMaster University, Hamilton and the chancellor of Victoria University, Toronto. He was elected Liberal member for Waterloo North in 1940, 1945 and 1949. His personal qualities and interest in humanity made him a beloved citizen. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame ____________________ LOUIS ORVILLE BREITHAUPT L. O. Breithaupt, 70, former Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and one of Waterloo County's most distinguished citizens died on December 6, 1960. Following retirement as lieutenant-governor in December 1957, after serving a year beyond the customary five-year term, Mr. Breithaupt resumed business as president of the Breithaupt Leather Co., in Kitchener, a position he first assumed in 1930. In April 1959, he was installed as chancellor of Victoria University, Toronto. Bom in Kitchener, son of Louis J acob Breithaupt and Emma Devitt, he was the third generation of his family to serve as mayor of Kitchener (Berlin), and the youngest in the city's history. Following education at the local high school, Northwestern College of Naperville, 111., and University of Toronto, Mr. Breithaupt entered the family-owned leather business. He was first elected Kitchener alderman in 1919 and was reelected in 1920, 1921 and 1922 when he headed the polls on a citywide vote. In 1923, before his 33rd birthday he was elected mayor and the following year he was returned to the mayor's chair by acclamation. There followed years devoted to business enterprise and public service before he stood, in 1940, as Liberal member for Waterloo- North. This was former prime minister Mackenzie King's original riding and Mr. Breithaupt's father had been largely responsible for persuading the late Mr. King to enter politics. L. O. Breithaupt was returned to the House of Commons in 1945 and 1949. Throughout his life he was a moving spirit in a vast number of public enterprises, including his church, Zion Evangelical United Brethren, the Y.M.C.A., Rotary Club and the restoration of Woodside, former home of Mackenzie King. He was a member of the Board of Governors of McMaster University and of a host of clubs and organizations. L. O. Breithaupt performed his duties with dignity and competence and with a lack of ostentation. Because of this and his other great qualities, he will be remembered as an example for citizens of Waterloo County. Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1960

  
  

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  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 707. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Louis Orville Breithaupt b. 28 Oct 1890, Berlin, s/o Louis J. Breithaupt & Emma Alverina Devitt. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 85726 (1915), Breithaupt-White. Louis Orville Breithaupt, tanner of Berlin, Birth Place: Berlin Ontario Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1891 Father Name: Louis Jacob Breithaupt Mother Name: Emma Alverine Devitt Spouse Name: Mabel Louise White Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Milton Spouse Father Name: Charles Emmatt White Spouse Mother Name: Bertha Ezard White Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1915 Marriage Location: Halton, Milton [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Breithaupt/ "in Christ shall all be made alive". 1 Cor. 15.22/ (A) Honourable/ Louis O./ Breithaupt/ 1890-1960/ (B) Sara Caskey/ Breithaupt/ 1894-1989/ [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1890). Louis Orville Breithaupt (1890-1960) - Find A... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10078419/louis-orville-breithaupt. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 5.

  
  

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  Born - 28 Oct 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - tanner - 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Oct 1915 - Milton, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Mayor - Councillor - Kitchener - 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sales Manager, Tannery - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Zion Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Dec 1960 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth