Melvin B. Breath

Melvin Bernard Breath[1]
30th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office 1919–1921
Preceded by	Edward E. Willard
Succeeded by	Lawrence F. Quigley
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Suffolk District[2]
In office 1911[2] – 1912
Preceded by	William M. Robinson[3]
Succeeded by	William M. Robinson[4]
Member of the Chelsea, Massachusetts Board of Aldermen[2]
In office 1908[2] – 1908[2]
Personal details
Born	March 28, 1881[1]
Died	July 1, 1950[5] Chelsea, Massachusetts[5]
Spouse(s)	Lillian Constance Murray
Alma mater	Boston College, Boston University School of Law[2]

Melvin Bernard Breath (March 28, 1881 – July 1, 1950) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; and on the Board of Aldermen,^[2] and as the thirtieth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts.

Early life

Breath was born on March 28, 1881,^[1] to Melvin L. and Maria (Noone) Breath.^[6]

Education

Breath attended the Chelsea, Massachusetts public schools, he graduated from Chelsea High School, Boston College and Boston University School of Law.^[2]

Law practice

Melvin B. Breath was a partner, with Robert W. Frost, in the law firm of Frost and Breath, their offices were in the Tremont Building (no. 817), 110 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts.^[7]

Notes

1. 1 2 3 United States, Selective Service System (September 12, 1918), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration Location: Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1685169; Draft Board: 2., Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration 
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 123. 
3. ↑ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1910), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Vol. XIX, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 161. 
4. ↑ Who's Who in State Politics, 1913, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1913, p. 287. 
5. 1 2 New York Times (Jul 2, 1950), MELVIN B. BREATH, New York, New York: New York Times 
6. ↑ Breath, Melvin (April 20, 1915), Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Standard Death Certificate William A. Breath, (Chelsea, Massachusetts; no. 238, 1915), Boston, Massachusetts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
7. ↑ Martindale, James Boyd (1925), Martindale's American law Directory: Volume 57, Chicago, Illinois: J. B. Martindale., p. 209 

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