Clarence N. Breese
Clarence N. Breese, deputy county clerk of Allen County, and one of the enterprising and successful young business men of Lima, was born in Shawnee township, Allen County, Ohio, December 13, 1877, and is a son of George L. Breese, and grandson of David M. Breese, of whom sketches appear in another part of this work.
Clarence N. Breese obtained his elementary education in the schools of Shawnee township and then spent three years in the Ohio State University at Columbus. Prior to this he had taught school for several years. Immediately after leaving college he entered into business. For eight months he capably managed a large creamery located at Lithopolis, Ohio, and then was connected for six months with the Lima Creamery & Cold Storage Company, to which business he and his father succeeded, his father being a practical dairymen. They increased the plant's capacity and continued associated in the business until our subject was appointed deputy county clerk. He is a young man of business enterprise and has numerous important interests in Allen County.
In 1905 Mr. Breese was married to Mabel M. Kerr, who is a daughter of George Kerr, one of the leading general contractors of Lima.
For eight years Mr. Breese was a member of Company C, Second Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and during the Spanish-American War was in service with his company for 10 months in camp at Chickamauga and Knoxville, and later at Macon, Georgia, being mustered out as a corporal of his company, on February 10, 1898. Upon the reorganization of the company after the war, Mr. Breese was appointed 1st sergeant. He is a member of the United Spanish War Veterans, of the Elks and of the Knights of Pythas, at present holding the position of representative of the K. of P. lodge to the Grand Lodge, having formerly been chancellor commander. During his university life he joined the Alpha Zeta Greek letter fraternity.