BRECKINRIDGE(SoundexB625)—See alsoBECKINELLA,BRACKENRIDGE,BRAKENRIDGE,BRECINRIDGE,BRECK,BRECKENRIDGE,BRECKMANN,BRECKON,BRECKONS,BUECKING,GRECKI,JARECKI,KINROSS,LECKINGTON,MARECKI,RECKIN,SPECKING,YECKINEVICH.
| |  BRECKINRIDGE:See alsoWilliamBreckinridge Ardery —JosephBreckinridge Board Jr. —JohnBreckinridge Castleman —LevinIrving Handy —SamuelMiller Breckinridge Long —RobertBreckinridge McAfee —CharlesBreckinridge Parkhill —PeterAugustus Porter —PeterAugustus Porter —BreckinridgeL. Willcox | | Breckinridge, Arthur Gates(1864-1940) —also known asArthur G. Breckinridge — of Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.Born in Binghamton,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,August6, 1864.Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1912;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 34th District, 1918, 1920, 1922;candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1923, 1924, 1926,1927; candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 6th District, 1930.Englishancestry.Died in Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.,May 10,1940 (age75 years, 278days).Interment atSpringForest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y. | | Breckinridge,CabellSeeJoseph CabellBreckinridge | | Breckinridge,CabellSeeJoseph CabellBreckinridge | | Breckinridge, ChristopherG. —of Baton Rouge,East BatonRouge Parish, La.Republican. Postmaster atBatonRouge, La., 1865-68.Burial location unknown. | | Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes(1846-1932) —also known asClifton R. Breckinridge — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.; Fort Smith,SebastianCounty, Ark.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November22, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;planter;U.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95 (at-large 1883-85,2nd District 1885-89, 1890-95); U.S. Minister toRussia, 1894-97;delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917.Died in Wendover,LeslieCounty, Ky.,December3, 1932 (age86 years, 11days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| |  Relatives: SonofJohn Cabell Breckinridge andMary Breckinridge; brother ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906);married,November21, 1876, to Catherine B. Carson; grandson ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823);grandnephew ofRobert JeffersonBreckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge; second great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin onceremoved ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andEarleCabell. | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, Daniel W. — of Michigan. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Breckinridge, Desha(1867-1935) —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,August5, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher; director, the First NationalBank ofLexington; director, Fayette HomeTelephoneCompany; director, PhoenixHotelCompany; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1920,1928,1932.Presbyterian.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,February18, 1935 (age67 years, 197days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge andIssa (Desha) Breckinridge; married,November17, 1898, to Madeline McDowell; nephew ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr.; grandson ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephewofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge,FrancisSmith Preston andJosephHolmes Desha; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andHenry SkillmanBreckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJohn Cabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJoseph CabellBreckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton RodesBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "Our boast of you is that wefound you brave." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, Henry Skillman(1886-1960) —also known asHenry Breckinridge;HenryBreckenridge —of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 25,1886.Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.Army during World War I;lawyer;attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Sons ofthe American Revolution;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars;AmericanLegion;LoyalLegion;NavyLeague.Died, in St. Vincent'sHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1960 (age73 years, 344days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)Breckinridge; married,July 7,1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married,August5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married,March27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandsonofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge;grandnephew ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge(1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; great-grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; great-grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; second great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofLevinIrving Handy andDesha Breckinridge;first cousin once removed ofJohn CabellBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofJoseph CabellBreckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton RodesBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880) andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich,StephenValentine Southall andEarleCabell; fourth cousin ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political family:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge,J. CabellSeeJoseph CabellBreckinridge | | Breckinridge, James(1763-1833) —of Virginia. Born near Fincastle,BotetourtCounty, Va.,March 7,1763.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1789-1802, 1806-08, 1819-21, 1823-24;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1809-17 (4th District 1809-11, 5thDistrict 1811-13, 4th District 1813-15, 5th District 1815-17);general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812.Slaveowner. Died inBotetourtCounty, Va.,May 13,1833 (age70 years, 67days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va. | | Breckinridge, James Douglas(1781-1849) —of Kentucky. Born in Woodville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,1781.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1809-11;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1821-23; defeated,1822.Slaveowner. Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,May 6,1849 (ageabout 67years).Original interment atSt.John's Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; reinterment in 1867 atSt.Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. | | Breckinridge, John(1760-1806) —of Kentucky. Born near Staunton,AugustaCounty, Va.,December2, 1760.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1793-94;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1793-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1798-1801;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1799-1801;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1799;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1801-05;U.S.Attorney General, 1805-06; died in office 1806.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, from astomachinfection, in near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December14, 1806 (age46 years, 12days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; reinterment in 1884 atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Breckenridge and Letitia 'Lettice' (Preston) Breckenridge;half-brother ofRobert Breckinridge; brotherofJames Breckinridge; married,June 28,1785, to Mary Hopkins Cabell (sister-in-law ofWilliamJ. Lewis; aunt ofBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell); father of Letitia Preston Breckinridge(who marriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson),Joseph Cabell Breckinridge(1788-1823) andRobert JeffersonBreckinridge; nephew ofWilliamPreston; uncle ofJames DouglasBreckinridge; grandfather ofJohn CabellBreckinridge (who marriedMary CyreneBurch), Mary Cabell Breckinridge (who marriedPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864)),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; great-grandfather ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton Rodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; secondgreat-grandfather ofJohn BayneBreckinridge; cousin *** ofJohnBrown andJamesBrown; first cousin ofFrancisSmith Preston andJamesPatton Preston; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston andGeorgeRogers Clark Floyd. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia;Brown-Breckinridgefamily of Lexington, Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | BreckinridgeCounty, Ky. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, John Bayne(1913-1979) —also known asJohn B. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inWashington,D.C.,November29, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 49th District, 1956-59;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1960-64, 1968-72; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1960;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1971; defeated, 1963;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1973-79; defeated inprimary, 1978.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;KappaAlpha Order.Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,July 29,1979 (age65 years, 242days).Cremated;ashes interred atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Breckinridge, John Cabell(1821-1875) —also known asJohn C. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January16, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1849-51;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1851-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856;VicePresident of the United States, 1857-61; Southern Democraticcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1860;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1861; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;ConfederateSecretary of War, 1865.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Expelledfrom the U.S. Senate on December 4, 1861 for his participation in theConfederatemilitary.Fledto Cuba at the end of the war, and lived in England and Canada until1869.Slaveowner. Died, fromlungdisease andlivercirrhosis, in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,May 17,1875 (age54 years, 121days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Clay (Smith) Breckinridge andJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married1840 toElizabeth Lucas; married,December12, 1843, to Mary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907) andMary Cyrene Burch (1826-1907); father ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andClifton Rodes Breckinridge; nephew ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge; grandson ofJohn Breckinridge; great-grandson ofJohnWitherspoon; great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin once removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin twiceremoved ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofBreckenridge,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofBreckenridge,Colorado, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Breckinridge (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John C. Breckinridge:William C. Davis,AnHonorable Defeat: The Last Days of the ConfederateGovernment — Frank Hopkins Heck,ProudKentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 — WilliamC. Davis,Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol |
| | Breckinridge, John W. — of California. Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 5th District, 1884-85; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1884.Burial location unknown. | | Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell(1788-1823) —also known asCabell Breckinridge — of Kentucky. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,July 24,1788.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1817-18;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1820-23; died in office 1823.Presbyterian.Died in anepidemic,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September1, 1823 (age35 years, 39days).Original interment atCabell's Dale Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.; reinterment in 1884 atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofJohn Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins(Cabell) Brecinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (whomarriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andRobert JeffersonBreckinridge; married to Mary Clay Smith; father ofJohn Cabell Breckinridge (who marriedMary Cyrene Burch); uncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; grandfather ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906) andClifton Rodes Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; first cousin ofJames Douglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Epitaph: "The Righteous Shall Be InEverlasting Remembrance." | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell(1844-1906) —also known asJ. Cabell Breckinridge — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,December28, 1844.Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;cottongrower;U.S. Surveyor-General for Washington, 1886-89.Died, frommalaria,in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January8, 1906 (age61 years, 11days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Bronx, N.Y.| | Relatives: SonofJohn Cabell Breckinridge andMary Breckinridge; brother ofClifton Rodes Breckinridge; married,December1, 1869, to Sallie Frances Johnson (daughter ofRobertWard Johnson); father of Laura Cyrene Breckinridge(daughter-in-law ofJohnConover Ten Eyck); grandson ofJoseph CabellBreckinridge (1788-1823); grandnephew ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge; great-grandsonofJohn Breckinridge; second great-grandsonofJohnWitherspoon; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; first cousin once removed ofPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,FrancisSmith Preston,WilliamHenry Cabell andJamesPatton Preston; second cousin ofPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),LevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin onceremoved ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; third cousin ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; third cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andEarleCabell. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Johnson#1 family of Kentucky (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, Mary(1826-1907) —also known asMary Cyrene Burch — Born in Georgetown,ScottCounty, Ky.,August16, 1826.SecondLady of the United States, 1857-61.Female.Died in Bronx, New York County (nowBronxCounty), N.Y.,October8, 1907 (age81 years, 53days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky. | | Breckinridge, Robert(1754-1833) —of Kentucky. Born in Virginia,1754.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1792-95.Died in1833(ageabout79 years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Jefferson County, Ky. | | Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson(1800-1871) —Born near Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,March 8,1800.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1825-28;ordainedminister;president,Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47;Kentuckysuperintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate fordelegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,December22, 1871 (age71 years, 289days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofJohn Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins(Cabell) Breckinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (whomarriedPeterBuell Porter andAlfredWilliam Grayson) andJoseph CabellBreckinridge (1788-1823); married,March11, 1823, to Ann Sophronisba Preston; married,April 1,1847, to Virginia Hart Shelby; married,November5, 1868, to Margaret F. White; father ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. andWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge; uncle ofJohn Cabell Breckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); grandfather ofLevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; grandnephew ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCabell; granduncle ofJoseph CabellBreckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton RodesBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin ofJames Douglas Breckinridge andBenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed ofWilliamCabell Jr.,WilliamHenry Cabell,JamesPatton Preston,CarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed ofBenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed ofEarleCabell; second cousin ofWilliamCampbell Preston,JamesMcDowell,FrederickMortimer Cabell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,JohnSmith Preston,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd andEdwardCarrington Cabell; second cousin once removed ofJohnWilliam Leftwich. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson, Jr.(1833-1915) —also known asRobert J. Breckinridge, Jr. — of Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,September14, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1868;common pleas court judge in Kentucky, 1876; member ofKentuckystate senate 18th District, 1889-90;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1900-02.Died, fromchronicbronchitis, in Danville,BoyleCounty, Ky.,March13, 1915 (age81 years, 180days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge and AnnSophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge; brother ofWilliam Campbell Preston Breckinridge; married1856 toKate Morrison; married1889 to LillaMorrison; nephew ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge(1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy,Desha Breckinridge andHenry Skillman Breckinridge; grandson ofJohn Breckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohn CabellBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,Joseph CabellBreckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton RodesBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge,W. N.SeeWilliam NorwoodBreckinridge | | Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston(1837-1904) —also known asWilliam C. P. Breckinridge — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born inBaltimore,Md.,August28, 1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1876,1880;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1885-95; defeated(Gold Democratic), 1896.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.In 1894, he was successfully sued for breach of promise by aformermistress; he acknowledged the affair, affair, but thescandalended his political career.Slaveowner. Died, ofapoplexy,in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,November18, 1904 (age67 years, 82days).Interment atLexingtonCemetery, Lexington, Ky.| | Relatives: SonofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge and AnnSophonisba (Preston) Breckinridge; brother ofRobert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr.; married,March17, 1859, to Lucretia Hart Clay (daughter ofThomasHart Clay); married,September19, 1861, to Issa Desha (granddaughter ofJosephHolmes Desha); married to Louisa Rucks (Scott) Wing; father ofDesha Breckinridge; nephew ofJoseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),WilliamCampbell Preston andJohnSmith Preston; uncle ofLevinIrving Handy andHenry SkillmanBreckinridge; grandson ofJohnBreckinridge andFrancisSmith Preston; grandnephew ofJamesPatton Preston; granduncle ofJohn BayneBreckinridge; great-grandson ofWilliamPreston andWilliamCampbell; great-grandnephew ofWilliamCabell andPatrickHenry; first cousin ofJohn CabellBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin once removed ofJames Douglas Breckinridge,BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell,JamesMcDowell,JohnBuchanan Floyd,GeorgeRogers Clark Floyd,Joseph CabellBreckinridge (1844-1906),Clifton RodesBreckinridge andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCabell Jr. andWilliamHenry Cabell; second cousin ofCarterHenry Harrison,WilliamLewis Cabell,GeorgeCraighead Cabell andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; second cousin once removed ofValentineWood Southall,FrederickMortimer Cabell,SamuelMeredith Garland (1802-1880),EdwardCarrington Cabell,BenjaminEarl Cabell andCarterHenry Harrison II; second cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell; third cousin ofJohnWilliam Leftwich andStephenValentine Southall; third cousin once removed ofSamuelMeredith Garland (1861-1945). | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Clayfamily of Kentucky;Cabell-Breckinridgefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Breckinridge, WilliamNorwood —also known asW. N. Breckinridge — of Fincastle,BotetourtCounty, Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1924,1940(alternate);delegateto Virginia convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;delegateto Virginia limited constitutional convention 20th District, 1945.Burial location unknown.
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