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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States.
- 1847–1848 (U.S.), 1861–1865 (C.S.)
John Cabell Breckinridge (Lexington, 16 gennaio 1821 – Lexington, 17 maggio 1875) è stato un politico e generale statunitense, 14º vicepresidente degli Stati Uniti sotto la presidenza Buchanan, divenne maggiore generale nell'esercito degli Stati Confederati durante la guerra di secessione
- 4 marzo 1857 –, 4 marzo 1861
- James Buchanan
- Early Life and Family
- Soldier, Planter and Lawyer
- Political Career
- Death
- References
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, on July 14, 1788. He was the second child and first son of John and Mary Hopkins "Polly" (née Cabell) Breckinridge. He was named for his maternal grandfather, Joseph Cabell, of Virginia's Cabell political familyand known as "Cabell" throughout his life. In 1793, his family moved to ...
After visiting friends and relatives in Princeton, Philadelphia, and New York City, the newly wed couple moved in with Breckinridge's widowed mother at Cabell's Dale. Before Breckinridge could begin his legal career, the U.S. entered the War of 1812. Commissioned a major, Breckinridge served as aide-de-camp under Congressman Samuel Hopkins during t...
In 1816, Breckinridge won election as a Democratic-Republican to represent Fayette Countyin the Kentucky House of Representatives, gaining the largest majority given to a candidate for office in that county to that point. His legislative career began during the national "Era of Good Feelings", largely congruent with the presidency of James Monroe, ...
Throughout his term, Breckinridge's health became increasingly fragile. When an illness described in contemporary accounts as "the prevailing fever" struck Lexington in 1823, he took the children to Cabell's Dale to prevent them from becoming ill. When he returned in late August, he contracted the fever. Despite the care of his brother, John, and t...
Bibliography
1. Collins, Lewis; Richard Henry Collins (1882). History of Kentucky. Vol. 2. Collins & Company. 2. Davis, William C. (2010). Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0807100684. 3. Dorman, John Frederick (October 1966). "Gabriel Slaughter, 1767–1830, Governor of Kentucky, 1816–1820". The Filson Club History Quarterly. 40 (4). Retrieved December 9, 2012. 4. Harrison, Lowell H. (October 1964). "A Young Kentuckian at Princeton, 18...
- Mary Clay Smith
- 6, including John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge (born January 21, 1821, near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.—died May 17, 1875, Lexington) was the 14th vice president of the United States (1857–61), an unsuccessful presidential candidate of Southern Democrats (November 1860), and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War (1861–65). Buchanan, James; Breckinridge ...
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Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1821, John Cabell Breckinridge was a graduate of Centre College and later Transylvania Law School in 1845. He holds the record as the youngest Vice President ever elected to office, serving under President James Buchanan starting in 1856.
That John Cabell Breckinridge became a political force was not surprising. Born on January 16, 1821, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was named after his grandfather, who represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate and served as Thomas Jefferson’s attorney general.
9 nov 2009 · John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) was a politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States and as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65).
