Breathitt County is a county located in the U. S. state of Kentucky.

Kentucky state highway 15 in Breathitt county, is honorary named Breathitt county veterans highway by resolution of the county court.

The preacher from Vancleve, just north from Jackson ; brought issues of Breathitt county to his party in the state and national levels of the Republican Party.

When state highway 15 came to Breathitt county, and county roads were graded by bulldozers ; travel in the county began to be easier.

Despite a campaign promise not to raise taxes, when the outgoing Breathitt administration projected a shortfall of $ 24 million in the state budget, Nunn convinced the General Assembly to pass an increase in the motor vehicle license fee from $ 5. 00 to $ 12. 50 and raise the state sales tax from three percent to five percent.

Edward Thompson " Ned " Breathitt, Jr. ( November 26, 1924October 14, 2003 ) was a politician from the US state of Kentucky.

When Combs won the governorship in 1959, he appointed Breathitt as personnel commissioner, where he wrote legislation establishing the first merit system for state employees.

Breathitt continued Combs ' work of improving state highways and parks, improving education funding, and strengthening regulations on strip mining.

James Breathitt, Sr., Ned Breathitt's grandfather, had served as state attorney general from 1907 to 1911, and his uncle, James Breathitt, Jr., was lieutenant governor from 1927 to 1932.

When Combs was elected governor in 1959, he appointed Breathitt as State Personnel Commissioner, charging him with writing legislation to create a merit system for state employees.

Leaders of the faction were solidly behind state Highway Commissioner Henry Ward, but Governor Combs was leaning toward Breathitt.

As a member of the Southern Governors Conference in October 1964, Breathitt was one of three governors to oppose George Wallace's proposed constitutional amendment to give states and state courts sole jurisdiction over their public schools, preventing a federal law to integrate them.

Initially, Breathitt enjoyed popularity for his public condemnation of John C. Calhoun's doctrine of nullification, but he did not fare well in state politics because the Whigs controlled the legislature.

Breathitt was educated at home and in the public schools of his native state.

As lieutenant governor, Breathitt promoted the creation of public schools in the state.

Breathitt did not fare as well in state politics.

When the Kentucky Legislative Temperance Society was formed at a meeting in the state house on January 13, 1834, Breathitt was chosen as its president and Lieutenant Governor Morehead served as one of five vice-presidents.

Bands of lawless men ( many times claiming to be Union or Confederate — whichever served their goals ) rode into the county, and in reprisal, Owsley men led similar raids into Breathitt and Wolfe Counties.

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Breathitt County, Kentucky

From the election of Thomas Metcalfe in 1828 to the expiration of John L. Helm's term in 1851, only one Democrat held the office of governor: John Breathitt, who died a year and a half into his term and was succeeded in office by his lieutenant governor, James Turner Morehead, a National Republican.

Breathitt was a member of National Governors Conference Executive Committee in 1964 and 1965 and chaired its Natural Resources Committee.

Barry lost the governorship to National Republican Thomas Metcalfe, but Breathitt defeated Metcalfe's running mate Joseph R. Underwood by more than 1, 000 votes.

The Breathitt Area Technology Center serves both the Jackson Independent and the Breathitt County school districts.

* Breathitt Area Technology Center

* Breathitt County Area Technology Center-On the campus of Breathitt County H. S.

Wolfe County was formed on March 5, 1860 from portions of Breathitt County, Morgan County, Owsley County and Powell County.

The county was organized Jan 23, 1843 from Clay, Estill, and Breathitt counties.

Owsley County was formed in 1843 from portions of Clay, Breathitt, and Estill Counties and was named for Governor William Owsley.

He and one other recruit encountered five Federal soldiers in Breathitt County before the company left the State, and though his companions fled, Reynolds stood his ground and handled his gun with such determination that the Federals took to flight after one of them was hit.

The county is named for John Breathitt who was Governor of Kentucky from 1832 to 1834.

Breathitt County is a prohibition or dry county.

Breathitt County was formed on February 8, 1839 from portions of Clay County, Estill County and Perry County.

It was named after Governor John Breathitt.

During World War I, Breathitt county attained national prominence by filling its quota of service men by volunteers.

No men had to be drafted from Breathitt, the only county in U. S. with this record.

Military veterans of Breathitt county are also honored with a stone walls memorial.

The stone walls list all military service rendered by its citizens since the formation of Breathitt county.

Breathitt county shares a colorful political history also with political struggles between early leaders of the county.

The Democratic Party in Breathitt county has had influence in the county for a century, but in recent decades the Republican Party has had made a standing to voters of the county.

US first ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Lady Bird Johnson visited Breathitt county.

Mrs. Roosevelt dedicated the old Breathitt county high school in Jackson.