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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—KentuckyBRECK, Daniel
(1788—1871)
BRECK, Daniel, (brother of Samuel Breck), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Topsfield, Essex County, Mass., February 12, 1788; attended the local school; taught school; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1812; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1814 and commenced practice in Richmond, Madison County, Ky., in October of the same year; judge of the Richmond County Court; member of the State house of representatives 1824-1827 and again in 1834; president of the Richmond branch of the State Bank of Kentucky 1835-1843; appointed associate judge of the supreme court of Kentucky April 7, 1843, and served until 1849; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); returned to Richmond, Ky., and again served as president to the Richmond branch of the State bank; died in Richmond, Ky., February 4, 1871; interment in Richmond Cemetery.
Breck, Daniel. Speech of Mr. Breck, of Kentucky, on the message of the President relating to California. Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, Monday, March 25, 1850
. [Washington]: Gideon & Co., Printers, [1850].
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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