Explore By:

 Please turn your device to landscape view for wide tables like those below.

Jacob Ralph Breneman

Member From: 1940 - 1945

Member image
  • Birth Date: August 7, 1872 Birth Place:Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia
  • Death Date: July 10, 1953
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Dorcas Aubrey Breneman (m. 1896, d. 1946)
  • Children: Mae
  • Religion: United Brethren Church
  • Education: Rockingham County Public Schools Shenandoah Collegiate Institute at Dayton
  • Military Service:
  • Occupation/Profession: Farmer and dealer in livestock
  • Memberships/Affiliations: United Brethren Church, Taught in public schools (4 years), Deputy Commissioner of Revenue (12 years)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1926-1927 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat Agriculture and Mining
Currency and Commerce
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Roads and Internal Navigation
1927 Ex. County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat Agriculture and Mining
Currency and Commerce
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Roads and Internal Navigation
1930 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat Agriculture and Mining
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Retrenchment and Economy
Roads and Internal Navigation
1940 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat Agriculture
Currency and Commerce
Finance
House Expenses
1942 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat Agriculture
Currency and Commerce
Finance
House Expenses
1944-1945 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat House Expenses (Chair)
Agriculture
Currency and Commerce
Finance
1945 County of Rockingham; City of Harrisonburg Democrat House Expenses (Chair)
Agriculture
Currency and Commerce
Finance

*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.

Search What's This?

Advanced Search