Sidney Breese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sidney Breese

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1800

Place of Birth: Whitesboro, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1878

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sidney Breese (July 15, 1800 – June 27, 1878), a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and has been called "father of the Illinois Central Railroad".