Jim Breithaupt
Jim Breithaupt Ontario MPP | |
|---|---|
| In office 1967–1985 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | David Cooke |
| Constituency | Kitchener |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1934 Highland Fusiliers |
James Roos Breithaupt
Background
Breithaupt was born in
He was the vice-chairman of the Board of Governors of
Politics
Breithaupt was elected to the Ontario legislature in
Liberal leader Stuart Smith resigned following the 1981 election, and Breithaupt entered the campaign to succeed him at the 1982 Ontario Liberal leadership convention. He was initially seen as one of the front-runners in a field of five candidates, but was kept off the campaign trail by a car accident. His wife, Jane, represented him at campaign meetings and rallies. Breithaupt placed fourth on the first ballot, and withdrew from the race. The winner was David Peterson.
Breithaupt resigned from the legislature on November 1, 1984, and was appointed chairman of the Ontario Law Reform Commission.
Later life
From 1989 to 1993, he was chairman of the Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal.
He was the chairman of the Corps of Commissionaires(Great Lakes Division), which employs some 1,200 former Service personnel. He was also the vice-chairman of the Last Post Fund (Ontario Branch) which attends to the funerals and burial of veterans without financial resources. He was the chairman of the German Pioneer's Day Committee locally in Kitchener-Waterloo for four years, and was a Deputy Judge in the Small Claims Courts of Kitchener, Cambridge, Woodstock, Stratford and Hamilton since 1993.
Breithaupt is a life member of the Waterloo Historical Society and was its President from 1996 to 1998. He was the Chairman of the Peace Monument 1871 Committee in Kitchener, and Chairman of the World Horseshoe Tournament in 1997. He organized and wrote the Memorial Plaques at the Waterloo Cenotaph in 1994 and 1995 and gathered the photos of those killed for the memorial displays, and he wrote the text for the plaque at the Kitchener Cenotaph.
Actively involved for the past 40 years with
The Government of Poland has made him a Knight of Merit. He was a member of Branch 412 (Polish) and 165 (Fort York) of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Toronto Artillery Officers Association, and the Royal Canadian Military Institute.
Breithaupt died at Grand River Hospital's Freeport Site on August 29, 2018, at the age of 83.[1]
Notes
- ^ popularly pronounced "bright-up".
References
- ^ a b Weidner, Johanna (September 3, 2018). "Jim Breithaupt remembered for dedication to serving the community". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
- ^ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
- ^ "Ontario provincial election results riding by riding". The Globe and Mail. June 10, 1977. p. D9.
- ^ Canadian Press (1981-03-20). "Winds of change, sea of security". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.