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John C. Breckinridge

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John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
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NameJohn C. Breckinridge
StateKentucky
TermMarch 4, 1861 – December 4, 1861
PrecededJohn J. Crittenden
SucceededGarrett Davis
PartySouthern Democrat

John C. Breckinridge was a prominent American politician and Confederate States Army officer who served as the 14th Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, representing Kentucky. Breckinridge was also a cousin of Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, and a grandson of John Breckinridge, a United States Senator from Kentucky. He was a graduate of Centre College and Transylvania University, where he studied law under George Robertson.

● Early Life and Education

John C. Breckinridge was born on January 16, 1821, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Mary Clay Smith Breckinridge. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family and was related to several notable figures, including Theodore Breckinridge, a United States Army officer, and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, a Presbyterian minister. Breckinridge attended Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and later graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, where he studied law under George Robertson. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1840 and began practicing law in Lexington, Kentucky. Breckinridge was also a member of the Kentucky militia and served in the Mexican-American War under Zachary Taylor.

● Career

Breckinridge began his political career in 1849, when he was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855 and was a strong supporter of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which was introduced by Stephen Douglas and Archibald Dixon. In 1856, Breckinridge was nominated for Vice President of the United States by the Democratic National Convention and ran alongside James Buchanan on the Democratic Party ticket. They won the 1856 presidential election, defeating John C. Frémont and William L. Dayton of the Republican Party. Breckinridge served as Vice President of the United States from 1857 to 1861 and was a strong supporter of states' rights and the Lecompton Constitution. He was also a member of the Agricultural Society of Kentucky and the Kentucky Historical Society.

● Civil War

In 1861, Breckinridge was elected to the United States Senate as a member of the Southern Democratic Party. However, he was expelled from the Senate in 1861 for supporting the Confederate States of America. Breckinridge then joined the Confederate States Army and served as a brigadier general under Braxton Bragg and Joseph E. Johnston. He fought in several battles, including the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Stones River, and the Battle of Chickamauga. Breckinridge also served as the Secretary of War for the Confederate States of America from 1865 to 1865, under Jefferson Davis. He was a strong supporter of the Confederate States of America and believed in the right of secession.

● Later Life and Death

After the American Civil War, Breckinridge fled to Canada and later to Europe, where he lived in exile for several years. He returned to the United States in 1869 and settled in Lexington, Kentucky, where he practiced law and became involved in local politics. Breckinridge died on May 17, 1875, in Lexington, Kentucky, and was buried in Lexington Cemetery. He was a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Breckinridge was also a cousin of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, a United States Representative from Kentucky, and a nephew of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, a Presbyterian minister.

● Legacy

John C. Breckinridge is remembered as a prominent American politician and Confederate States Army officer who played a significant role in the American Civil War. He was a strong supporter of states' rights and the Confederate States of America, and believed in the right of secession. Breckinridge was also a member of the prominent Breckinridge family and was related to several notable figures, including Theodore Breckinridge and Robert Jefferson Breckinridge. He is commemorated by several historical markers and monuments in Kentucky, including the John C. Breckinridge Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky. Breckinridge was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the Kentucky Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Category:American politicians

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