Biographical Info
Gilbert C. Breed (November 17, 1829-November 17, 1886) held a series of posts with the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.
A native of Stonington, Connecticut, Breed was elected Clarksville, Tennessee, city engineer circa January 1858. He resigned from the railroad by November 1858 to form a business partnership with contractor A.J. Harrison.
By February 1860, Breed was secretary of the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad.
In October 1861, Superintendent George B. Fleece appointed G.C. Breed as master of transportation and assistant superintendent in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
In about April 1862, Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville President Robert W. Humphreys apparently dismissed Breed for his pro-Union sentiments.
After the Louisville & Nashville company took over the Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville, Breed was the general purchasing agent with headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. He was later the assistant general manager of the Louisville & Nashville. In his last years, he was the auditor of another railroad.