Charles Goodwin Breeden
Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A native of Victoria, Charles G. Breeden came to Cuero at age 15 to work on the "Weekly Star" newspaper. He made Cuero his permanent home and became an influential business and civic leader. A prominent south Texas merchant, he was a partner in the Breeden Brothers Company and the Breeden-Runge Wholesale Company. Charles Breeden married Mabel Claire Hall in 1915, and they were the parents of two daughters. Recorded - 1991
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Charles G. Breeden came to Cuero from Victoria at just fifteen to work on the "Weekly Star" newspaper and never left, rising to become one of south Texas's prominent merchants. He was a partner in the Breeden Brothers Company and the Breeden-Runge Wholesale Company and a leading figure in the town's business and civic life. In 1915 he married Mabel Claire Hall, and the couple raised two daughters.
Why it matters
Breeden's rise from teenage printer to merchant leader reflects the small-town commercial culture that shaped south Texas communities in the early twentieth century.
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