| Edward L. Breeden Jr. | |
| State Senate2: | Virginia |
| District2: | 2nd |
| Term Start2: | January 12, 1944 |
| Term End2: | January 12, 1972 |
| Predecessor2: | Vivian L. Page |
| Successor2: | Herbert H. Bateman |
| Office3: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk City |
| Term Start3: | January 8, 1936 |
| Term End3: | January 12, 1944 |
| Preceded3: | Vivian L. Page |
| Succeeded3: | Delamater Davis |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Hampden–Sydney College George Washington University Law School |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Willie Holland Virginia Hurt |
Edward Lebbaeus Breeden Jr. (January 28, 1905 – June 1, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician who served for many decades as a member of the Virginia General Assembly, first in the House of Delegates and later in the Senate.[1] In 1970, he became the first formal majority floor leader of the Senate, after a move to reduce the power of the President pro tempore.[2]