John M. Breck | |
Office: | 12th Mayor of Portland, Oregon |
Term Start: | 1861 |
Term End: | 1862 |
Predecessor: | G. Collier Robbins |
Successor: | William H. Farrar |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | April 9, 1828 |
Birth Place: | Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Portland, Oregon |
Profession: | Businessman |
John Malcolm Breck (April 9, 1828 – February 21, 1900) was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, United States, who served as mayor of Portland from 1861 to 1862.
Breck was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania,[1] in 1828. At sixteen he left Pennsylvania for Wisconsin. In 1850, he left Wisconsin for Oregon on the vessel Columbia. He served as purser for the voyage.[2] In 1857 and 1858 Breck was elected Assessor of Portland.[3]
He was elected mayor of Portland on April 1, 1861.[4] He was succeeded as mayor by William H. Farrar in 1862.[4] He served as a Portland city councilman in 1868–70 and as City Assessor again in 1872–73.[5]
Breck died at his home in Portland on February 21, 1900.[1]